Progressive Nutrition's Equine
Guide # 114
Date: 11/6/2005
Recover™
Foal Paste
“How it
works and How to use it”
Recover™
Foal Paste
is an innovative
nutritional supplement administered to foals with loose
stools or diarrhea.
How does Recover™ work? A healthy large
intestine is essential for optimum water absorption, and
the unique combination of nutrients in Recover™
Foal Paste
can help restore proper colon health. The gut of a
healthy foal has a very complex and crucial bacterial
population. If this bacterial population gets out of
balance due to foal heat scours, sickness, diet, or
antibiotic therapy; moderate to severe diarrhea can
result. Currently, treatment involves the use of:
fibers, probiotics (active bacterial cultures) and
pharmaceuticals. Yet, a new class of products, called
prebiotics, are gaining popularity.
Prebiotics are defined as any product that promotes
the growth of beneficial bacteria (Lactobacillus)
while limiting the growth of harmful bacteria (E.
coli, Salmonella, or Clostridia). One main
prebiotic source is fructo-oligosaccharide (FOS)
derived from chicory root, Jerusalem artichoke and
onion. Fructo-oligosaccharide is a non-digestible
sugar, which can be fermented by, and provide food for,
the beneficial bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract.
Recover™ Foal Paste
incorporates fermentable fibers including fructo-oligosaccharide,
active dried yeast and apple pectin. This blend of
nutrients is used to control or prevent the onset of
diarrhea and scours.
Recover™ Foal Paste
is packaged in 50 gm tubes for easy use and application.
Recover Basics & Usage
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Prebiotics are non-digestible
sugars which can be used for food by the beneficial
bacteria population in the equine intestinal tract
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Dosage
for Recover™ Foal Paste is One tube/100 lbs of body
weight/day. Continue the use of
Recover™ Foal Paste
for 5 days after the stools return to normal
consistency.
Russell Mueller, M.S., Equine
Nutrition Consultant, Progressive Nutrition
Thank you to Dr. Doug Cook, of North
American Nutrition Companies, for his help in supplying
information for this paper
RECOVER™ – FOAL
PASTE
A blend of fermentable fiber, active
dried yeast and apple pectin. To be fed to equines as a
source of fermentable fiber and supplemental nutrients.
Guaranteed Analysis:
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae
7.5 x 108 CFU/gram
Ingredients: Corn
Oil, Fructooligolsaccharide (Dried Chicory Root),
Primary Dried Yeast, Sodium Aluminosilicate, Apple
Pectin, Active Dried Yeast (Saccharomyces Cerevisiae),
Poly Sorbate 80 and Sorbic Acid.
Feeding Directions:
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Administer at the rate of 50 grams
(1 tube) per 100 lbs. body weight per day.
Continue to administer at the
daily-recommended amount for 5 days after stool
returns to normal consistency.
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