Too little Vitamin A

Vitamin A is required for normal vision, for the skin and other epithelia, and bone formation.

Vitamin A deficiency may lead to poor vision at dusk and during darkness, runny eyes, weak and scaly skin, loss of appetite, reduced growth rate, poor conception rates and general weakness.

Solutions:

Concentrates and most vitamin/mineral mixtures for horses contain ample amounts of vitamin A. Cod liver oil, carrots, green grasses, haylage and well cured hay are all good sources of vitamin A. #Grasses and haylage also contain beta-carotene which forms vitamin A in the body.