Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin) is under normal healthy conditions produced in sufficient quantities by the large intestine of the horse. To aid in its absorption Vitamin B12 needs a carrier protein produced by the stomach wall. Diseases of the gastric mucosa (gastroenteritis, parasitics infestations) may give secondary anaemias due to vitamin B12 deficiency.
Provide feeds supplemeted with vitamin B12. (Also ensure that a correct worming programme is strictly observed). As the name suggests, vitamin B12 contains a Cobalt atom in the molecule. Therefore, it is required that Cobalt is present in the feed in order for the microbes to be able to produce B12. It is important to remember that PC-Horse can signal for B12 deficiency when the daily ration has a large proportion of roughage, or perhaps only roughage. Analyzes of B12 and Cobalt are unusual for roughage, and the values ??in PC-Horse are then set to zero (0). As a safety for the horse, a small amount of concentrate or supplementary feed containing vitamin B12 should therefore be added, especially in cobalt-poor soils.