{"id":294,"date":"2019-05-31T15:00:33","date_gmt":"2019-05-31T15:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifedatalabs.com\/blog\/?p=294"},"modified":"2021-08-06T19:28:00","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T19:28:00","slug":"recognizing-nutrition-related-hoof-problems-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifedatalabs.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/31\/recognizing-nutrition-related-hoof-problems-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Recognizing Nutrition Related Hoof Problems: Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Frank Gravlee, founder of Life Data<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, has worked with horses suffering from mild to serious hoof problems for over 50 years. During this time, his research has determined that horses with hoof problems often have nutrient deficiencies or excesses that negatively affect the dermal tissue structure. The hoof is dermal tissue and the hoof shows weakness more quickly than other dermal tissue structures due to its function and location. The horse owner should be able to recognize a few of the nutritional concerns that can occur in the hoof:<\/p>\n<h3>Nutrition Related Hoof Problems: Excessive Bran<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Crumbling Hoof and Poor Hoof Quality\n<ul>\n<li>Bran contains a high level of phytate. Phytate is a substance found in plant seeds containing phosphorus. The excessive amount of phosphorus from feeding too much bran interferes with the absorption of several minerals including calcium. Often, the result is a crumbling hoof due to calcium deficiency.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_295\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-295\" style=\"width: 255px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-295 size-full\" title=\"nutrition related hoof problems: bran\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedatalabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ExcessiveBran.jpg?resize=255%2C177&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"nutrition related hoof problems: bran\" width=\"255\" height=\"177\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-295\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Poor Hoof Quality caused from Excessive Bran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Nutrition Related Hoof Problems: Zinc Deficiency<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Rapid Hoof Growth\n<ul>\n<li>A zinc deficiency can sometimes lead to rapid hoof growth; however, the hoof quality is low.<\/li>\n<li>Some horses with a zinc deficiency need their hooves trimmed every 10-14 days.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Brittle Hoof Wall\n<ul>\n<li>The deficiency can result in poor quality keratin in the outer layers of the hoof wall to make the wall brittle.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Nutrition Related Hoof Problems: Biotin Deficiency<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Hoof Wall \u201cPeeling\u201d\n<ul>\n<li>A biotin deficiency is rare; however, when it does occur, one will likely see thick layers of hardened tissue \u2018peeling off\u2019 the hoof wall much like the peeled layers of an onion.<\/li>\n<li>Other dietary deficiencies usually accompany a biotin deficiency.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Nutrition Related Hoof Problems: Vitamin A<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Hair-like projections\n<ul>\n<li>Hair-like projections emerging from the hoof wall or the sole of a horse\u2019s hoof can indicate either a Vitamin A excess or a Vitamin A deficiency.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_296\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-296\" style=\"width: 218px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-296\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifedatalabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/VitaminA.jpg?resize=218%2C158&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Hoof with Vitamin A Deficiency\" width=\"218\" height=\"158\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-296\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vitamin A Excess or Deficiency<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In addition to the above there are many more \u2018nutritional red flags\u2019 too numerous to list here. We will continue expanding on this subject in future blogs. Use a quality <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifedatalabs.com\/products\/hoof-supplements\">hoof supplement<\/a> such as <a title=\"Hoof Supplement\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lifedatalabs.com\/products\/equine-hoof-coat-supplements\/farriers-formula-double-strength\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Farrier\u2019s Formula<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/a> to provide the nutrients to grow strong<a href=\"https:\/\/lifedatalabs.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/10\/hoof-health-takes-patience\/\"> healthy hooves<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Frank Gravlee, founder of Life Data\u00ae, has worked with horses suffering from mild to serious hoof problems for over 50 years. During this time, his research has determined that horses with hoof problems often have nutrient deficiencies or excesses that negatively affect the dermal tissue structure. The hoof is dermal tissue and the hoof &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifedatalabs.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/31\/recognizing-nutrition-related-hoof-problems-part-1\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Recognizing Nutrition Related Hoof Problems: Part 1&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[35,34,6],"tags":[53,8,51,52,50],"class_list":["post-294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-equine-health","category-equine-nutrition","category-hoof-care","tag-excessive-bran-in-horses","tag-hoof-care","tag-hoof-problems","tag-horse-nutrition","tag-nutrition-related-hoof-problems"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.13 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Recognizing Nutrition Related Hoof Problems: Part 1 - Life Data\u00ae Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Recognizing nutrition related hoof problems can be difficult. 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