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Mycotoxin Binder for Horses
Mycotoxins are toxic substances produced by moulds on grass, weeds, grain, feeds and hays. They can create significant challenges to a horse’s health.
Horses consuming mycotoxins can exhibit a range of symptoms, commonly termed mycotoxicosis. These include unexplained random spooky behaviour, skin irritation, photosensitivity, head-shaking or flicking, staggers, to gut issues, poor growth, low fertility, immune problems and lack of stamina.
Moulds that invade certain grass species can produce mycotoxins which are particularly toxic to horses. Key types include black paspalum (ergot mycotoxins), ryegrass, clovers, tall fescue , weeds such as capeweed and other grasses that grow in hot, wet or damp climates.
Which Horses Benefit?
- Horses showing symptoms of mycotoxin-related problems (mycotoxicosis)
- Horses grazing in areas with climate variations that encourage mould growth, such as hot, humid, damp or wet seasons
- Horses exposed to grass species and pastures that are known or linked to mycotoxicosis
- Horses with known grass-affected allergies, such as ryegrass staggers, skin photosensitivity, persistent sunburn or greasy heel, gut problems or swollen limbs and lymph nodes
- Horses with liver problems associated with long-term mycotoxin ingestion
- All horses needing a specific and ‘ultra-high’ capacity mycotoxin binder for health and wellbeing
- Horses which may be exposed to mycotoxins in the long-term damp period after flooding
Major Ingredients
- Powerful blend of multiple mycotoxin binders designed to target many classes of both polar and non-polar mycotoxins
- Includes organic, mineral and inorganic binders for a comprehensive broad spectrum binding effect
- ‘Ultra-high level’ binding capacity, extensively tested for optimum activity in horses
- Liver detoxifying formula: includes amino acids, choline and other helpful nutrients
- Special fibre source which may help to increase dwell time of binders in the digestive system, allowing a longer period of mycotoxin capture
- Pelleted and highly palatable for easy feeding
Supplementation Guidelines
Each scoopful provides 60 grams of Tox-Target.
It is recommended to split the daily dose of Tox-Target between morning and evening feeds (even a small feed) to help prolong the full daily activity of the supplement for grazing horses. For donkeys and ponies, use half the below supplementation rates, but the same guidelines to splitting the dose between morning and evening feeds.
High Risk Supplementation Rate
Provide 120 grams per day, split between morning and evening feeds for horses (400 – 600 kg body weight) with visible symptoms of mycotoxin-related problems, or when grazing grasses or consuming mycotoxin-infected feedstuffs, or in high seasonal mycotoxin load periods. This supplementation rate may be required long term for severely grass-affected horses in areas with known mycotoxin issues.
Low Risk or Maintenance Supplementation Rate
Provide 60 grams daily (preferably split morning and night) once noticeable mycotoxin-related problems are resolved (maintenance rate), or in lower-risk circumstances or seasons.