HYGAIN®
LIQUID E is formulated exclusively with dl-alpha
tocopheryl acetate, an estirified form of Vitamin E which has been chosen by WHO
(World Health Organisation) as the universal standard for Vitamin E. It is easy
to administer either by mixing with the feed or orally with a syringe. This flavour
enhanced liquid formula means that horses can not sieve it out or leave it at
the bottom of the feed bin. HYGAIN®
LIQUID E is a cost effective and easy to use method of supplementing
and improving the availability of this essential vitamin in the diets of horses.
Just 30mls provides 1000IU of Vitamin E (dl-tocopheryl acetate). Available in
1L, 5L and 10L containers. The
Role of Vitamin E
Vitamin E is an essential fat-soluble, non-toxic vitamin that plays a vital role
in the optimum function of muscular, circulatory, nervous and immune systems.
Vitamin E is a natural antioxidant, protecting body tissue from oxidative damage
from free radicals. Anti oxidants are natural substances produced by the body
or supplied in the diet. They combine with free radicals to produce water and
other stable products, preventing a chain of damaging oxidative reactions to occur.
Vitamin E is a "free radical scavenger".
Recent nutritional research points to the importance of protecting the body from
the damaging effects of oxidative radicals. Radicals are molecules that have at
least one unpaired electron, making them extremely unstable and reactive. One
free radical can set off a series of reactions that can quickly alter hundreds
of other molecules and contribute to substantial tissue damage. Because the arrangement
of electrons in oxygen are so unstable, free radicals are a common by-product
of normal metabolism. They are produced in higher quantities when the horses metabolism
is increased due to factors such as growth, exercise, injury, disease, stress
and environmental factors | 
