MVP Magnesium 5000 Pelleted Equine Supplement

Feeding Instructions

(Enclosed measure approximates 2 ounces based on density of product.)

Adult Horses (900-1,100 lbs):

Maintenance: Provide 2 oz daily.

Working/Performance: Provide 2-4 oz daily.

Key Ingredients

Alfalfa meal, corn distillers dried grains with soluble, magnesium oxide, magnesium proteinate, lignin sulfonate, soybean oil, heat stabilized rice bran, natural and artificial flavors.

Guaranteed Analysis

Crude Protein (min): 8.2%

Crude Fat (min): 5.0%

Crude Fiber (max): 15%

Magnesium (min): 8.82%

A note on Magnesium

Magnesium (Mg) is a vital macromineral, and it is becoming increasingly recommended by veterinarians for various treatments in the horse. Because one of the clinical signs of magnesium deficiency is nervousness, it is added to many calming supplements. Magnesium helps support a normal inflammatory response. Magnesium may play a role in insulin resistance and equine metabolic syndrome. Within the muscle calcium and magnesium work antagonistically — calcium causing muscle contraction and magnesium inducing relaxation. If there is not enough magnesium, muscles tend to spasm. Although the presence of low magnesium in the muscle tissue may stem from a genetic disorder rather than dietary quantities, there are reports of horses that have responded to magnesium supplementation for support of chronic tying-up.