Kohnkes Own E-Se SuppletsĀ®
Concentrated Organic Selenium Supplement with Vitamin E, Vitamin B1 and Magnesium for Horses
E-Se Supplets is a specially formulated source of selenium for horses grazing pastures or consuming hay sourced from low selenium soils.
The premium pelleted supplement contains organic chelated selenium which when deficient in horses and ponies can cause poor muscle function, lack of stamina, and reduced fertility.
E-Se Supplets also features complementary antioxidants including Vitamin E which are often inadequate in the diets of horses fed grass, grain or hay based rations.
The soils in many regions of New Zealand are low in the trace-mineral selenium, which along with Vitamin E, play an important role in a horseās muscle function, immunity, fertility and general health.
E-Se Supplets provides these nutrients in top quality form for optimum bioavailability in an easy and convenient supplement for racing, performance, breeding, growing and resting horses and ponies.
Which Horses Benefit
Horses grazing on New Zealand pastures in regions with selenium-deficient soils,
Horses that commonly have muscle problems, for example tying-up, lack of stamina, poor muscle function.
Mares and stallions which may need optimized fertility during the breeding season.
Major Ingredients
Selenium in a highly bioavailable organic chelated form (as selenomethionine) which is safer and more bioavailable than other forms of selenium, including sodium selenite, which is commonly used in other feeds and supplements. Sodium selenite is considered a pro-oxidant, whereas the organic chelated selenium in E-Se Supplets, is an antioxidant.
Concentrated vitamin E for multiple benefits of antioxidant protection
Vitamin B1, magnesium and phosphorus as synergistic nutrients to help muscle function and general good health
Concentrated, low dose format for ease of supplementation and cost-effective for all budgets.
E-Se Supplets is not a full ration balancer, but can be used as an economical top-up for horses suspected to have inadequate selenium or vitamin E intake.
If a full ration balancer is required, Kohnkeās OwnĀ® Cell-PerformĀ® is a comprehensive formulation which includes the pink E-Se SuppletĀ® pellet.
Flavour-enhanced miniature, cold-pressed pellets for optimum palatability and to reduce wastage from dust, sift-out, sludging, or blow-away from feeders.
Pelleted to ensure potency and stability of the nutrients, with reduced interactions between reactive trace-minerals such as iron or copper, in wet or dry feeds.
Supplementation Guidelines for New Zealand
Each level scoopful of E-Se Supplets provides 20 grams (LARGE END) and 5 grams (SMALL END) of the double ended scoop.
For horses in resting or light work, give 10 grams daily. For horses in full training or moderate to hard work, give 20 grams daily. For ponies in light to moderate work, give 5- 10 grams daily.
For broodmares in the pre-breeding period or during lactation, give 20 grams daily. For late pregnancy, give 10 grams daily. For weanlings give 10 grams daily and for yearlings give 15 grams daily.
Full supplementation guidelines are available on the label.
Pack Sizes and Days Supply
1.4 kg packs (93 x 15g doses)
4kg (266 x 15g doses)
Frequently Asked Questions
Can supplementing with Vitamin E and /or organic selenium be helpful to horses with muscle soreness or stiffness after exercise, including horses who suffer from Tying Up and EPSM?
Yes. Vitamin E and selenium are muscle antioxidants which act to minimise the uncontrolled oxidation of polyunsaturated fats or lipids within the structure of muscle cell walls and other tissues. High amounts of oxygen perfuse through the muscle cell membranes, up to 70 litres per minute in a galloping horse. These oxidation reactions can produce harmful āOxygen Reactive Speciesā or āfree radicalsā, which can damage the cell membranes to reduce muscle power, increase muscle fatigue and delay recovery. Vitamin E and selenium work together to prevent muscle cell damage in the following way: During exercise, Vitamin E acts by providing the first line of defence to help in the reduction of harmful oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids or lipids in the muscle cell walls to minimise damaging peroxide formation within muscle cell membranes. Selenium then contributes as the second line of defence as it is incorporated into the essential muscle cell antioxidant enzyme, glutathione peroxidase, by breaking down peroxides to prevent them oxidising into even more detrimental superoxide inflammatory compounds. Superoxides damage and weaken muscle cell membranes which can cause tight and/or sore muscles. Therefore, if Vitamin E and selenium levels in muscle tissues are inadequate, the risk of exercise - induced muscle damage is increased and may result in episodes of ātying upā or EPSM in susceptible horses.
E-Se SuppletsĀ® also contain magnesium and Vitamin B1. Why?
Many feeds are low in magnesium and Vitamin B1 and both of these nutrients have essential roles in muscle function. Horses on highly concentrated diets may be unable to synthesize sufficient B1 during microbial fermentation of fibre in the hindgut to meet their daily needs.
Vitamin B1 is included to help correct inadequate dietary levels as deficiencies of Vitamin B1 have been associated with muscle weakness in horses. Poor uptake of magnesium from feed can result in a relative magnesium deficiency. Magnesium has been included as it has roles in muscle contraction and it also helps with the stability of muscle cell membranes.
E-Se SuppletsĀ® contain organic selenium. Why is this beneficial?
The source of selenium in E-Se SuppletsĀ® is included as organic selenomethionine chelate as it is recognised as a highly stable, bio-available form of selenium. Inorganic selenite and selenate forms can act as pro-oxidants in the feed and may actually provide no active antioxidant protection in the muscles and tissues. The organic form helps ensure optimum uptake from the small bowel to correct low dietary levels. Organic selenium is considered more bioactive and less toxic to the environment compared to inorganic forms of selenium, such as selenites and selenates.
What are the roles of selenium and Vitamin E in a horseās diet?
Both Vitamin E and selenium have important roles as muscle and fat antioxidants in the body. T hese nutrients also support muscle development, help maintain optimum immune function and reproductive health in broodmares. Research has found that supplementing with additional Vitamin E in the 4 weeks prior to foaling helps to increase the concentration of immunoglobulins in mare colostrum, leading to optimum immunity being passed to the nursing foal.
Can supplementing with E-Se Supplets be helpful to horses with muscle soreness or stiffness after exercise, including horses who suffer from Tying Up and EPSM?
Yes. E-Se Supplets act to minimize the uncontrolled oxidation of polyunsaturated fats or lipids within the structure of muscle cell walls and other tissues. High amounts of oxygen perfuse through the muscle cell membranes, up to 70 litres per minute in a galloping horse. These oxidation reactions can produce harmful āOxygen Reactive Speciesā or āfree radicalsā, which can damage the cell membranes to reduce muscle power, increase muscle fatigue and delay recovery. E-Se Supplets work to prevent muscle cell damage during exercise by providing the first line of defence to help in the reduction of harmful oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids or lipids in the muscle cell walls to minimise damaging peroxide formation within muscle cell membranes. A second line of defence is incorporated into the essential muscle cell antioxidant enzyme, glutathione peroxidase, by breaking down peroxides to prevent them oxidising into even more detrimental superoxide inflammatory compounds. Superoxides damage and weaken muscle cell membranes which can cause tight and/or sore muscles. Therefore, if important muscle tissue nutrients are inadequate, the risk of exercise - induced muscle damage is increased and may result in episodes of ātying upā or EPSM in susceptible horses
What are the signs of a low or inadequate intake of selenium and Vitamin E in horses?
Reduced fertility in mares, poor muscle development in foals and growing horses and reduced performance in working horses.
Foals may also have difficulty suckling and swallowing, suffer respiratory distress and have impaired cardiac function.
Foals and growing horses, can also suffer from nutritional muscle disease or myopathy, commonly referred to as āwhite muscle diseaseā. This occurs as an inflammatory degenerative disease which affects the heart muscle of foals up to 11 months of age.
Sore and tight muscles following exercise.
āTying Upā and Equine Polysaccharide Storage Myopathy (EPSM).
A compromised immune system, increasing susceptibility to viral respiratory diseases.
Weight loss, subcutaneous swellings, muscle weakness, a stiff gait and a rough coat.
Severe deficiencies have been associated with Equine Degenerative Myeloencephalopathy (EDM), due to brain and nerve damage.