摘要 |
A composition comprising a fibre and one or both of a mucilage and a fat. The composition can be used as a horse feedstuff and can further comprise a phospholipids and/or antioxidants. The fibre may be short cut grass, Lucerne, hay, straw, oat fibre, beet pulp, refined cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin from cereals, fruits or vegetables. The mucilage is preferably full fat linseed and the fat may be full fat soya, soya oil or soya bean lecithin. The preferred antioxidants are vitamin C and/or vitamin E optionally in combination with grape skin extract. The composition is preferably in the form of a pellet and can be used as a complementary horse food. The composition is useful for maintaining normal gastric function and is also useful for the treatment of gastric ulcers. |