| Good Energy, even in an old horse |
Lethargy (poor energy or lack of energy) |
| Healthy skin and shiny coat |
Dry & scaly skin, bald patches, mane or tail loss, dull coat, lighter hair color |
| Bright clear eyes |
Dull, cloudy, or sunken eyes |
| Correct weight |
Overweight or underweight |
| No digestive problems |
Recurring colic, chronic diarrhea, foul odor of manure, difficulty maintaining weight |
| Increased fertility and live births |
Decreased fertility, hard breeders, aborted or immature foals |
| Improved feed efficiency |
Decreased feed efficiency (undigested waste output increased) |
| Greater disease resistance |
Increased diseases and infections affecting the usefulness of the horses |
| Improved stamina & greater tolerance |
Less stamina & can not take the heat or cold to weather extremes |
| Improved hemoglobin synthesis |
Decreased stamina, increased "burnout", less stamina |
| Increased acid neutralization |
More incidents of colic, ulcers, tying up, etc. |
| Wounds heal quickly |
Wounds remain open, infected and scarring |
| Reduced fly population, no bot |
Horse covered with bot fly eggs (yellow eggs on fly eggs in fall body of horse) |
| Good temperament |
Irritability |