17/05/2018
Horse owners need to know about H**p!
How does feeding h**p to horses help?
Essential fatty acids
(helps reduce inflammation)
GLA is a regulator of prostaglandins, the hormone-like substances that act as chemical messengers inside the cell. Their physiological effects include regulation of inflammation.
Gamma Linolenic acid (GLA) is an omega 6 fatty acid. Unlike other Omega-6's that increase inflammation, GLA reduces it, benefiting a wide array of chronic inflammatory-related illnesses including skin conditions, allergies, degenerative joint disease, heart disease, & diabetes.
Premium Nutrition
(non-heating, easily digestible pure protein)
When whole h**p seeds are ground, they become a nutritious whole food that offers high quality protein in a highly palatable form.
This is very important to your horse because as horses require enough essential amino acids (building blocks) to synthesize body proteins, including muscle, hooves, blood proteins, antibodies, skin, vital organs, hormones, & more.
An important aspect of h**p protein is that it is a quality source of the amino acids Arginine & Histidine, both of which are important for growth, & of the sulphur-containing amino acids Methionine & Cysteine, both of which are needed in the production of vital enzymes, as well as Keratin, the protein found in hooves & hair.
If only one source of protein is fed (as with one type of grass hay), your horse will not get sufficient amino acids to stay healthy & peripheral tissues such as skin, hooves, & joints will show signs of malnutrition.
H**p seeds offer all 10 essential amino acids (those that must be in the diet) in proper proportion to be best utilized by the body. The quality of protein found in h**p seeds are so high in fact, that it rivals soybeans.
Adding h**p to your horse's diet will ensure they get the highest and most natural form of nutrition.
The only feed that comes out of a bag that is high in omega-3 fatty acids is linseed (flax seed) H**p seed meal or chia seeds.
H**p Seed Meal contains significantly higher levels of oil (8%) than oilseed meals typically used in horse diets. This high quality oil content is exceptionally beneficial to horses. It contains high levels of crude protein (30 %), reasonable levels of lysine (1.1 %), high levels of fiber and low levels of starch.
H**p Seed Meal has substantially higher fiber content, higher oil content and lower starch content compared to Soybean Meal. This is advantageous for horses that are overweight or are predisposed to metabolic disorders such as, laminitis, azotouria etc; therefore, allowing the crude protein content of the ration to be increased without the increase in starch content that occurs with Soybean Meal supplementation. *Add h**p oil with h**p meal .
H**p oil is the most nutritional value of all oils because its 3:1 ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 essential fatty acids, which matches the balance required by horse, dog and its human.
The proportions of linoleic acid and alpha-linolenic acid in the h**pseed oil easily provides horse daily requirements for EFAs. Unlike flaxseed oil, h**pseed oil can be used continuously without developing a deficiency or other imbalance of EFAs.
This has been demonstrated in a clinical study, where the daily ingestion of flaxseed oil decreased the endogenous production of GLA.
In common with other oils, h**pseed oil provides 9 kcal/g. Compared with other culinary oils it is low in saturated fatty acids. Highly unsaturated oils, and especially poor quality oils, can spontaneously oxidize and turn rancid within a short period of time when they are not stored properly; i.e., in a cool/cold, dark place.
H**pseed oil can also be frozen for longer periods of storage time. Preservatives (antioxidants) are not necessary for high quality oils that are stored properly. The oil is of high nutritional value because its 3:1 ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 essential fatty acids, which matches the balance required by the body.
Royal School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, reports that h**p seed ingredients offer significant benefits to health, enhanced body condition, improved energetic efficiency, improved athletic performance and less excitable behavior. Diets for horses high in starch from feeding cereals are known to cause Gastirc Ulcers, Hind-Gut Acidosis, Laminitis and Colic. H**p Seed ingredients are ideal for rations low in starch, high in Oil and Fiber, offering high nutritional value whilst maintaining gut health integrity and offering significant overall health benefits. Braham & Murray is FEMAS Accredited.