MicroBalance

Great Things Come in Small Packages The well-being of even the biggest and strongest horses depends on some very small packages—the beneficial microbes and yeasts that thrive in the healthy gut. These organisms co-exist with the horse in a classic symbiotic relationship, in which both the ‘host’ (the horse) and the ‘guests’ (the microbes and yeasts) depend on each other for their mutual survival.

Microscopic Nutrient Factories Veterinary researchers report that this natural symbiosis in the horse’s hind gut provides a variety of nutritional advantages. Unlike the horse’s own digestive processes, intestinal microbes are able to break down cellulose, the tough carbohydrate fiber that makes up the plant structure of forage, hay, and grain. Microbes release the products of their cellulose digestion as volatile fatty acids, which the horse absorbs and uses as a major source of aerobic energy. Beneficial microbes also produce large quantities of B complex vitamins, and may make a substantial contribution to the horse’s overall B vitamin nutrition. For example, unsupplemented feeds contain essentially no vitamin B12; horses rely on intestinal microbes to produce this essential vitamin for them.

No Vacancy Perhaps the most immediate benefit of normal microbial and yeast colonies is the way they dominate the intestinal environment in the cecum and large colon, making it difficult for pathogenic (disease-causing) bacteria to establish a foothold. Thus, the first sign of the collapse of the beneficial colonies is often a rapid increase in the activity of E. coli and other pathogens, typically accompanied by symptoms ranging from loose stools to full-blown scours.

Unprecedented Results, Guaranteed Unlike so-called ‘probiotic pastes’, new Micro Balance™ provides a broad-spectrum complex of beneficial direct-fed microbial and yeast cultures in a unique, bioenergetic base of fermentation products and specially engineered yeast extract, rich in glucomannans (GM) and mannanoligosaccharides (MOS). Thanks to its global approach to replenishing the full array of ingredients required by healthy colonies, Micro Balance™ produces much faster results for horses of all ages. In fact, if you don’t think Micro Balance ™ is the fastest equine microbial support system you’ve ever seen, we will refund your purchase price in full. That’s how impressed we have been with Micro Balance™ for the immediate care of foals, weanlings and adult horses in a variety of situations.

Immediate Care Solution Whether you deal with the uncertainties of breeding and raising foals, or with the sudden problems brought on by heat stress, dehydration, and exhaustion during traveling and performance, you’ll find Micro Balance™ to be one of the handiest tools in your horse care arsenal. Simply squeeze the contents of the tube into the back of the horse’s mouth. For extra protection during periods of stress, use the handy dose dial to measure a small daily maintenance dose.

Recommended Feeding:
For immediate care: Feed 5 to 10 ml per 100 lbs body weight. For most adult horses, feed entire contents of tube.
Recommended maintenance: Feed 1 ml per 100 lbs body weight per day.


Direct-fed Microbials, Guaranteed analysis:

Microbial

Amount Per
10 ml, min.

Amount Per
80 ml Tube, min.

Aspergillus oryzae

1.41 x 10⁵ CFU

1.13 x 10⁶ CFU

Bacillus subtilus

3.72 x 10⁵ CFU

2.98 x 10⁶ CFU

Mixed Lactic acid bacteria

1.12 x 10⁷ CFU

8.96 x 10⁷ CFU

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

3.56 x 10⁶ CFU

2.85 x 10⁷ CFU

Ingredients:

Yeast extract, alginate, guar gum, vegetable oil, fruit pectin, carrageenan, seaweed extracts, live Saccharomyces cerevisiae, dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product, dried Enterococcus faecium fermentation product, dried Lactobacillus casei fermentation product, dried Lactobacillus plantarum fermentation product, dried Aspergillus niger fermentation extract, dried Aspergillus oryzae fermentation extract, dried Bacillus subtilus fermentation extract, yeast fermentation solubles, citric acid, BHA.

Each 80 ml tube contains 42.8 grams glucomannans (GM) and mannanoligosaccharides (MOS).

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