Why Choose Bioplex Zinc for Horses?
Zinc for horses is a critical trace mineral that plays a crucial role in numerous bodily functions, including protein synthesis, skin health, immune function, and bone development. Our Bioplex Zinc for Horses offers a highly absorbable source of zinc, providing 20% elemental zinc without fillers or additives.
Zinc deficiency in horses is common, particularly when forage levels are low, or when other minerals like iron or manganese block its absorption. Supplementing with Bioplex Zinc ensures your horse gets the zinc it needs for optimal health, growth, and performance.
Key Benefits:
- Highly absorbable zinc: The organic form of zinc proteinate for maximum absorption and effectiveness.
- Supports coat and skin health: Helps prevent bleaching of the coat and improves overall skin function.
- Promotes healthy hooves: Essential for the development of strong, healthy hooves and prevents hoof issues like cracks, abscesses, and laminitis.
- Supports the immune system: Zinc is crucial for maintaining a strong and functioning immune system.
- Supports bone health: Zinc is essential for bone building and remodelling, vital for maintaining skeletal integrity.
- Essential for pigmentation: Supports melanin production, preventing discolouration and bleaching of the coat.
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What is Zinc for Horses?
Zinc is an essential trace mineral that plays a major role in various metabolic functions within the horse’s body. It supports immune function, protein synthesis, skin health, bone remodelling, and insulin regulation. Zinc is crucial for connective tissue health, and is necessary for the formation of melanin, the pigment that gives the coat, mane, and tail their colour.
Zinc is often deficient in forage and can be blocked by high iron levels, as well as other minerals like manganese. Supplementation is often necessary to correct these deficiencies and maintain your horse’s health.
How Much Zinc Should I Feed My Horse?
Zinc supplementation needs vary depending on factors such as your horse’s age, activity level, and the levels of zinc in the forage.
- Lactating mares, young horses, older horses, and horses in moderate to heavy work often require higher zinc levels.
- For a 500kg horse, feed 1 x 5ml scoop per day, providing 760mg of elemental zinc (approx. 3.8g of Bioplex Zinc).
If you’re unsure about your horse’s specific zinc requirements, it’s advisable to contact us for personalized feeding advice or consider forage analysis to determine the exact mineral needs.
Product Features:
- Highly absorbable zinc: Zinc proteinate ensures maximum absorption for effective supplementation.
- Promotes coat and skin health: Prevents coating bleaching and improves skin health.
- Supports strong hooves: Zinc helps with hoof integrity, preventing cracks, abscesses, and other hoof problems.
- Boosts immune system: Essential for a strong and healthy immune system.
- Supports bone health and muscle recovery: Vital for bone remodelling and recovery.
- Essential for melanin production: Supports healthy pigment formation, preventing colour loss in the coat.
Ingredients:
- 100% Bioplex Zinc (zinc proteinate) – 20% elemental zinc (approx. 3.8 grams)
- An organic source of zinc, bound to amino acids to maximise absorption and effectiveness.
Feeding Guidelines:
- For a 500kg horse, feed 1 x 5ml scoop per day, providing 760mg of elemental zinc.
- Young, pregnant, lactating mares and horses in moderate to heavy work may require higher zinc levels.
If you’re unsure about the correct feeding rate, feel free to contact us for expert guidance.
How Long Does It Last?
- 1kg pouch: If feeding 1 x 5ml scoop per day, this pouch will last approximately 333 days for a 500kg horse.
Delivery & Returns:
- Free UK shipping on orders over £80*
- 60-day returns on unopened items
- Same-day dispatch for orders placed before 1pm*
Shop Forageplus Bioplex Zinc for Horses today and ensure your horse receives the optimal levels of zinc for coat health, hoof integrity, and overall vitality.
Contact us for further advice or to receive personalised recommendations based on your horse’s needs!
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Also, check out our bioplex copper (proteinate) for horses
Forageplus does not advise the feeding of separate minerals unless levels have been checked by carrying out a forage analysis.
The ratios of minerals are important and feeding one mineral without supplementing correct levels of another can be detrimental to horse health. If you are uncertain of mineral levels then feeding either a Forageplus Equine Balancer or carrying out analysis of forage is wise.
Find out why ratios of minerals fed are so important at Forageplus Talk.
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