Vitamin E Supplementation for Neurologic Disorders

Veterinarians frequently suggest supplementing the diets of horses with certain neurologic disorders with vitamin E. But why? What disorders does it help? And which of the eight types of vitamin E supplement is most beneficial? Fortunately, it’s not quite as complicated as it might seem.

At the 2013 American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Forum, held June 12-15 in Seattle, Wash., Carrie Finno, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, presented a review of vitamin E supplementation in horses with neurologic disorders.