Acid Buf – Equine stomach acid buffer

Description

Acid Buf is a sustainably sourced calcareous marine algae. Acid Buf is an effective slow release buffer which has a high acid neutralizing capacity due to its unique honeycomb structure giving it large surface area. Alongside the products buffering ability, Acid Buf has a favorable calcium (100% bioavailability) and magnesium (98% bioavailability) content being 30% and 5,5% respectively.

Key benefits: 

• Supports the optimization of gastric health
• Aids in the stabilizing of the non-glandular stomach pH
• Buffers acid for up to 8 hours at pH 5.0 – 7.0
• Supports the healing process after gastric ulceration
• Safe and 100% natural
• Sustainably sourced (Carbon Trust accredited)

Why include Acid Buf in equine feeds?

Horses are under a range of nutritional and management stressors (high starch/low fibre diets, fasting between meals, transportation/stabling stress, exercise) which can cause detrimental changes to the gastric ecosystem. these changes often result in a myriad of health issues including acidosis, equine gastric ulcer syndrome, colic or laminitis.

Despite horses being hindgut fermenters, problems can also arise when the foregut health is compromised. A key example is when the non-glandular (upper) stomach pH falls below the optimal range of pH 5.0 – 7.0. When this occurs not only can the non-glandular stomach lining be damaged (leading to ulceration) but feed digestion efficiency is decreased. The subsequent gastric discomfort affects individual horses in differing ways, but behavioral  changes and a decrease in performance is highly likely.

Therefor, it is important to reduce the amount of time spent outside of this optimal pH  range by including a highly effective acid buffer like Acid Buf. Acid Buf optimises the pH in the upper non-glandular region and subsequently dissolves quickly in the lower glandular region of the stomach where a more acidic pH (2.0 – 3.0) is required for protein digestion and feed breakdown.

Standard dosage: 50 g per horse per day (500kg horse)                                                                                                            Under times of stress/travelling/shows etc.  dosage can be increased to 100 g per day                                          Young stock (under 12 months) 25g per day