EverGEST EQ

Evergreen Evergest EQ: A Multi-Enzyme Blend of Non Animal Source Enzymes Especially Formulated for the Digestive System of Horses.

The horse has a more complicated digestive system than most as he has two systems; he digests feeds enzymatically in the foregut and ferments in the hindgut.

Your horse is a natural grazer, and its digestive system is designed primarily for the intake of concentrated plant fiber. As concentrated grains and grass under stress become more of a reliable feed source for horses, it has been estimated that less than 60% of grain is digested before entering the cecum. Undigested starch in the cecum quickly ferments to lactic acid by bacteria. Such starch can substantially increase acidity and predispose horses to colic and laminitis, costly and potentially dangerous diseases for horses.

Evergreen Evergest EQ is a multi-enzyme blend of non-animal source enzyme containing a combination of proteases, Alpha & Beta amylases, HemiSeb, lipases and others. This product is specifically formulated to aid in the digestive system of Horses. Evergreen Evergest EQ is very effective in the pH range of 3 to 8, working continuously throughout the pH variations in the digestive track.

This special enzyme complex can break the 1-6 carbon bonds found in legume sugars. These sugars, namely raffinose, stachyose, pentosans, etc, are not digestible in the small intestine. They in turn pass through the small intestine and enter the large intestine where they are fermented by the microbial flora and produce gas, resulting in bloating, pain, and general discomfort.

1) He just doesn’t have enough enzymes
2) The starch is too compact to be broken down.
3) There isn’t enough time, because most feed goes from the mouth through the foregut and into the hindgut in less than 6 hours.

The Digestive Tract
Foregut – Stomach and small intestine – 1–6 hours – Horse Enzymes digest sugar, starch fat and protein

Hindgut – Cecum and Colon – 18–36 hours – Bacterial Enzymes digest plant fibers

Evergreen Evergest EQ enzymes help reduce the amount of starch transiting to cecum by over 80%.

The enzymes in Evergreen Evergest EQ help prevent excess starch from reaching the lower tract and its potential complications: colic and laminitis.

Evergreen Evergest EQ is a natural approach for your Horses’ total health. Helps prevent “carbohydrate overload” in horses by breaking down concentrated starch. Evergreen Evergest EQ enzymes are effective throughout the pH range of 3–8 in the horse intestinal system.

Increases short chain fatty acids for full nutrient value in cecum. Helps protect the mucosal lining in large intestine.

Overcomes Anti-Nutritional Factors (ANF’S) inherent in today’s feed. Helps prevent undigested sugars from causing gas, bloating, pain and discomfort.

Predisposing Factors of Laminitis
If the horse eats excess grain or grass that is under stress and has accumulated excess nonstructural carbohydrates (NSC) ie, sugars, starch, fructan, it may be unable to digest all of the carbohydrate in the foregut. The excess moves to the hindgut and ferments in the cecum. The presence of this fermenting carbohydrate in the cecum causes proliferation of lactic acid bacteria and an increase in acidity. This process kills beneficial bacteria, which ferment fiber. The endotoxins and exotoxins may then be absorbed into the bloodstream, due to increased gut permeability caused by irritation of the gut lining by increased acidity. Endotoxemia results in impaired circulation particularly in the feet. The result is laminitis.