Re: SELENIUM

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In a message dated 98-07-03 13:45:51 EDT, ayers@plainfield.bypass.com writes:

<< He suggested 2.5mg (tablespoon) per day and sold me a 
 pound?? for $33.50.
 
 Is there a more economical source? >>

Yep.  Try EqU-SeE by Vet-A-Mix.  You should be able to get 5 lbs for under
$30, and it has either 2 or 2.5 mg per teaspoon.  (I'd have to run out to the
tackroom to check exactly.)  It also contains Vitamin E, which helps with
efficient use of the selenium, among other good things.  Keep in mind that a
horse's daily requirement is more like 8-10 mg per day, so if you are really
deficient, you may need to feed more than the 2.5 mg recommended on labels,
and you may need to get your horse's levels up with an injectable so that he
will absorb the selenium that you feed him more efficiently.

Heidi Smith, DVM--Sagehill Arabians (Oregon)