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 |