Uls Gard Pellets

Horses are designed to feed on runoff, grazing up to 16 hours a day. This means they must constantly secrete acid to help digest this almost continuous source of food entering their stomach. A grazing horse will also produce up to 9 gallons of saliva per day, which, in addition to lubricating the food, also helps maintain a healthy gastric pH.

The horse has a small stomach and feed does not stay there for long, so even short periods of the day without access to forage should be minimized.

Providing a small amount of roughage, such as straw, before exercise will also promote stomach health and comfort.

There are a number of additional management tips that can also help maintain gastric health:

Plan yard and field regimes to avoid stressors such as harassment or excessive activity near the barn.
Avoid starchy foods and instead use a forage-based diet with digestible fiber sources and oil to provide additional energy.
Try to schedule periods of turnout or hand grazing if possible to allow the horse to benefit from the antioxidants in fresh green forage.
Plan training and competition schedules carefully, especially when long-distance travel may result in limited forage intake.

Equine America ULS-gard Granules have been formulated with carefully selected ingredients to help maintain gastric health and comfort, including:

Slow-release calcium and magnesium from seaweed, to help maintain a healthy intestinal pH.

Lecithin: A special type of fat that supports healthy cells in the stomach lining.

Pectins, marshmallow root, and licorice: to help produce mucilage that acts as a physical barrier to the unprotected upper part of the stomach.

Aloe vera and glycine: to help maintain a healthy gastric lining (stomach lining).

Nucleotide-rich yeast: Provides beta-glucans that help increase the viscosity of stomach contents and provide nutritional support for a healthy gastric lining.

Prebiotics and probiotics to support a healthy gut microbiome.

Alfalfa and soybean hulls provide a fibrous "mat" and help maintain a healthy gastric pH.

Additional management factors to help maintain digestive health and comfort.

- Go out onto the grassy paddock whenever practical and possible, ideally with a placid companion, even if only for short periods of time.
- Ensure unlimited forage whenever possible. For beneficial feeds, where calories are limited, offer very frequent but controlled amounts of forage, with the largest amount allowed at night. Choose clean but low-calorie forage to allow larger amounts.
- Offer forage at different points in the barn to encourage natural foraging behavior.
- Try to reduce social stressors, such as bullying, stablemates, or proximity to the food pantry.
- Feed a good double handle (or 1 rounded scoop) of alfalfa straw before exercise or contest warm-up to provide a fibrous "mat" in the stomach, even if forage is available in the barn or truck.
- Consider replacing some starch calories with Equine America Supreme Omega Oil in the diet.

Advantages of ULS-Gard pellets

- Natural nutritional support for intestinal health and comfort (Calcium, magnesium, lecithin, pectin, glycine).
- Key ingredients traditionally used to soothe the stomach lining (aloe vera, marshmallow root, licorice).
- Seaweed to maintain a healthy intestinal pH
- Nucleotide-rich yeast beta-glucans to promote a healthy gastric lining.
- Pre (FOS) and probiotics to support a healthy gut microbiome.
- Alfalfa and soybean hull base to provide a fibrous mat.
- Acceptable and easy to mix for demanding feeders.
- Suitable for foals with a reduced portion rate.

Uls-gard Pellets is a supplement for horses and ponies, designed to support gastric health as part of a balanced diet.

Equine America Uls-Gard Granules have been formulated with carefully selected ingredients to help maintain gastric health and comfort, including:

Slow-release calcium and magnesium from seaweed, to help maintain a healthy intestinal pH.

Lecithin: A special type of fat that helps maintain healthy cells in the gastric lining.

Pectins, marshmallow root, and licorice: to help produce mucilage to support the upper stomach.

Aloe Vera and Glycine: To help maintain a healthy gastric lining (stomach lining).

Nucleotide-rich yeast provides beta-glucans that help increase the viscosity of stomach contents and provide nutritional support for a healthy gastric lining.

Prebiotics and probiotics to help maintain a healthy gut microbiome.

Alfalfa and soybean hulls provide a fibrous "mat" and help maintain a healthy gastric pH.

Key nutrients/ingredients per 100g daily serving: divide into 2 or 3 meals for best results:

Lecithin 2750 mg
Pectin 2000mg
Aloe Vera Extract 200:1100 mg
Marshmallow 750 mg
Licorice 500 mg
Glycine 500 mg
Calcium 5000 mg
Magnesium 2300 mg
Yeast with high nucleotide content 1000mg
Probiotics (Saccharomyces cerevisiae MUCL 39885)2.5 x 1010 CFU
Seaweed (slow-release Ca and Mg) 1500 mg
FOS (prebiotic) 5000 mg

Additives (per kg): Technological additives: liquid lecithin 1c322i 15.125 mg, diatomaceous earth (purified) E551c 25.000 2 mg. Sensory additives: Glycine 17034b5,000 mg,

Composition: Soybean hulls (from genetically modified sources), wheat seeds, dried alfalfa, maerl, apple pectin, magnesium oxide, yeast products, soybean oil (from genetically modified sources), Althaea officinalis (marshmallow) root powder, licorice root, Aloe Vera (200:1 extract).

Analytical components:

Crude protein 11.0%
Crude ash 24.1%
Fat prude 4.3%
Sodium 0.3%
Crude fiber 17.7%
Calcium 5%
Magnesium 2.3%

Uls-Gard pellets are a complementary feed for horses and ponies, designed to promote gastric health as part of a balanced diet.

For a typical 500 kg horse: 100 g per day, ideally divided into 2 or 3 meals. Maximum 200 g per day if necessary. 50 g (approximate measurement incl.)