What is GastroBuf™?
GastroBuf is an all natural acid balancer supplement with specifically curated ingredients designed to be a long term digestive aid. It is formulated to support gut health in the stomach and the hindgut.
GastroBuf can be used as a long term supplement for stomach and digestive maintenance support. GastroBuf can also be used short term as a 21 days course during times of stress.
Contributing Risk Factors For Stomach Ulcers and Hindgut Acidosis:
• Stress
• Transportation
• High-grain diet
• Stable confinement
• Intermittent feeding
• Lack of forage
• Racing
• Illness
• NSAID use
• Management changes
• Intense exercise
About the Ingredients
Turmeric: Curcuma xanthorrhiza is a unique form of turmeric where research has shown that when fed to horses it may suppress the formation of stomach ulcers.1
PowerStance (Powdered coconut oil): may assist in the absorption of the Curcuma xanthorrhiza, while the lauric acid may provide anti-bacterial properties.2
Seaweed Derived Calcium: is harvested from red algae (Lithothamnion). Lithothamnion has a honeycomb structure that provides a large surface area of (>10m2) per gram and a slow release of bio-available minerals, calcium, magnesium and silicon. It has a longer buffering action than limestone or sodium bicarbonate. Research shows this had a significant buffering action for 4-6 hours under simulated in-vitro stomach digestion conditions and also simulated in-vitro hindgut fermentation activities.3
Actigen: is a strain of yeast containing Mannan Oligosaccharides (MOS). MOS are considered a prebiotic and are thought to promote the growth of healthy gut bacteria. They are thought to reduce the number of pathogenic bacteria in the hindgut. They may also boost the immune function in the digestive tract.
Yea-SaccTS: Yea-sacc is a probiotic (live microorganism) that works symbiotically with Actigen (a prebiotic) and helps promote beneficial bacteria and fiber digestion in the hindgut as well as help to stabilise the hindgut pH.
Sodium Alginate: may assist in maintaining the integrity of the mucus membrane within the digestive tract.
1. Feeding turmeric (C. xanthorrhiza) reduces the severity of squamous gastric ulceration in feed restricted horses, Fletcher, S et.al. (2017), Anum. Feed Sci. Tech. Submitted.
2. Antimicrobial Property of Lauric Acid Against Propionibacterium Acnes: Its Therapeutic Potential for Inflammatory Acne Vulgaris, Nakatsuji, T et.al. (2009) J. Invest. Dermatology 10:2480-2488
3. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science. 34(3):391–397, Moore-Colyer, M. et al. (2014)
Administer morning and night.
Maintenance:
Morning feed: half of x 1.4oz scoop
Night feed: half of x 1.4oz scoop
Stress: for 21 days
Morning feed: 1 x 1.4oz scoop
Night feed: 1 x 1.4oz scoop
7.5lb tub lasts an average of 85 days following maintenance feeding guideline.
Add to feed.
Recommended for a 1100lb horse.
