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Can Vitamin B-12 Improve a Horse’s Appetite?
Q.My horse is a picky eater and not the thriftiest sort. Someone suggested that he might be deficient in vitamin B-12 and that I should supplement him to help stimulate his appetite. Would it work?
A.Vitamin B-12, or cobalamin, plays several vital roles, including the central nervous system as it aids in the synthesis of myelin the material that coats nerve fibers, fatty acid, and amino acid metabolism and red blood cell maturation in bone marrow
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Clair Thunes, PhD
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