Liver issues

[Slightlyconfused]

Hi all,

A friend relocated some horses for her friend, they have liver damage and it looks like the pasture is a good indicator of the cause, though they are exploring other issues.

How do they test the soil for contaminatants? What company would / have you used

Thanks all.

 

[Exasperated]

Hi all,

A friend relocated some horses for her friend, they have liver damage and it looks like the pasture is a good indicator of the cause, though they are exploring other issues.

How do they test the soil for contaminatants? What company would / have you used

?perhaps the pasture was full of ragwort, which the horses had eaten?

 

[PurBee]

The plants in the pasture are best tested first before soil, as theyre the most common culprits for carrying a host of mycotoxins/endophytes.

A company called Alltech has been used by a previous poster to test their pasture after all horses devloped liver issues. Her samples came back positive. Her horses were eating long old grasses with seedheads…commonly known as standing hay fields, but these fields do carry a higher risk for containing mycotoxins than fields grazed regularly.


Forageplus offer the alltech mycotoxin test ‘Buy it now’ option on their site:

Alltech 37+ Mycotoxin Testing | Test For 54 Mycotoxins | Shop Now!

Test Your Horse’s Forage And Feeds For 54 INDIVIDUAL MYCOTOXINS With The Alltech 37+ Test. Take Away The Guesswork With Forageplus.

forageplus.co.uk

Alltech test info from Alltech:

Alltech 37+

Mycotoxins have been shown to reduce feed intake, damage gut integrity and cause poor fertility and each of these issues can be a major cost to producers. Identifying and addressing these hidden

www.alltech.com

Some basic info from Alltech about mycotoxin affect on horses:

Equine - Alltech

The mycotoxin threat to equine Exposure to mycotoxins in pasture, mouldy conserved forage, purchased feeds and bedding presents a real threat to the health of equine animals. This exposure can also be long-term; many horses are high value animals with a much longer life span than agricultural...

www.knowmycotoxins.com

The same company can also test hay/haylage at the new yard the horses have been moved to, if thats suspected.

 

[Slightlyconfused]

?perhaps the pasture was full of ragwort, which the horses had eaten?

No ragwort in the feild

 

[Slightlyconfused]

The plants in the pasture are best tested first before soil, as theyre the most common culprits for carrying a host of mycotoxins/endophytes.

A company called Alltech has been used by a previous poster to test their pasture after all horses devloped liver issues. Her samples came back positive. Her horses were eating long old grasses with seedheads…commonly known as standing hay fields, but these fields do carry a higher risk for containing mycotoxins than fields grazed regularly.


Forageplus offer the alltech mycotoxin test ‘Buy it now’ option on their site:

Alltech 37+ Mycotoxin Testing | Test For 54 Mycotoxins | Shop Now!

Test Your Horse’s Forage And Feeds For 54 INDIVIDUAL MYCOTOXINS With The Alltech 37+ Test. Take Away The Guesswork With Forageplus.

forageplus.co.uk

Alltech test info from Alltech:

Alltech 37+

Mycotoxins have been shown to reduce feed intake, damage gut integrity and cause poor fertility and each of these issues can be a major cost to producers. Identifying and addressing these hidden

www.alltech.com

Some basic info from Alltech about mycotoxin affect on horses:

Equine - Alltech

The mycotoxin threat to equine Exposure to mycotoxins in pasture, mouldy conserved forage, purchased feeds and bedding presents a real threat to the health of equine animals. This exposure can also be long-term; many horses are high value animals with a much longer life span than agricultural...

www.knowmycotoxins.com

The same company can also test hay/haylage at the new yard the horses have been moved to, if thats suspected.

Thank you, will pass it onto them.

 

[pootler]

I know of three horses who all tested with liver issues, it was narrowed down to the hay. The farmer that made the hay was spoken to and he confirmed that the bottom part of it had some mould on when he cut it but he went ahead and cut it "above the mould" in his words. That's where the mycotoxins came from. The hay was changed and bloods redone, all showed an improvement. I appreciate that might not be helpful for you but it would explain the lack of ragwort on the field. I also know of another group of horses having liver issues due to ragwort in the hay.