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Rye Grass Staggers is a nerve and muscle disorder whereby horses tremble, lose the ability to walk properly (stagger) or fall down. It can also affect sheep, cattle, red deer, alpacas and llamas.
Ryegrass staggers is not usually fatal, and affected animals normally recover if taken off the toxic pasture and offered endophyte free feed.
It is the sub-lethal doses of mycotoxins / endophytes that potentially are more harmful. Such exposure can cause organ damage specifically to the liver and kidneys, suppressing the immune system which ultimately leads to secondary bacterial infections and general unhealthiness.
Today we have an added factor due to the longevity of our horses, with a growing population surviving 25 years or more. This puts them at risk of developing mycotoxin related problems such as cancer, from continuous over-exposure to mycotoxins throughout their lives - endophytes in pasture, mould and dust from chaffs and straws, mould from damp grain, moulds from baylage/haylage.
FEED RATE
Dunstan Staggers Nugget contains 10 grams of Alltech Mycosorb in 100 grams of nuggets.
As an aid to prevention 20 grams per 100kg live weight per day
500kg Horse 100 grams per day
70-100kg Alpaca/Llama 20 grams per day
INGREDIENTS SELECTED FROM
Maize, Wheat Pollard, Vegetable Oil, Flavour, Mycosorb
TYPICAL ANALYSIS (DM Basis)
Crude Protein 8.0% Minimum
Fibre 5.0% Maximum
Fat 5.0% Maximum
Salt 1.0% Maximum
Available in 10kg bags
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