b'2018 AAEP CONVENTION PREVIEWIt is no secret the animal nutritionowners emergency treatment of limb cuts market is saturated with substandardand abrasions until a veterinarian can products and unfounded claims. If youdevise a wound care plan.believe in products backed by scien- Manufacture and distribution of these tific research and clinical trials, look noproducts is the companys only business. further. Equithrive says it will continue toIt has been in operation over 20 years. set the industry standard with a commit- For more information call 800/556-5517 ment to the research and development ofor visit FranklinWilliams.com.animal health solutions. Come by Booths 1409/1508 to check out their new lineHaygain USA and ComfortStall Inc., of pelleted products and ask about theirBooths 1447/1546new Veterinarian Incentive Program.Haygain happily returns to the AAEP Equithrive.com Convention because it shares the associa-tions mission of improving horse health Evolve Biosystems, Booth 1934 and welfare. The companys first product, Improving a foals health might be asthe Haygain hay steamer, was developed simple as combining new GlycoGuardand tested 10 years ago in conjunction with mares milk. GlycoGuard is an oralwith the Royal Agricultural University, activated microbial gel containing thein Cirencester, England. Since then, the direct-fed microbials B. infantis andcompany says veterinarians and horse L. plantarum. Microorganisms suchowners globally and in all disciplines as B. infantis are adapted to efficientlyof equestrian sport have embraced the consume the complex carbohydratesproven respiratory, nutritional, and diges-found in mares milk and, in turn, pro- tive benefits of Haygain-steamed hay.duce important short-chain fatty acidsHaygain expanded significantly in 2017 necessary for gut health. According towith the purchase of ComfortStall ortho-the company, intestinal colonization bypedic sealed flooring system. Its applica-other types of bacteria result in ineffi- tions in the growing field of equine sports cient and incomplete utilization of thesemedicine enhance Haygains place in best carbohydrates. This intestinal dysbiosisstable management practices, for horses results in the inability of foals to receiveranging from high-performance athletes the maximum benefit from mares milk.to backyard buddies, the company says. With GlycoGuard, the company says, youThe Forager slow feeder and the Flexineb can help give vulnerable nursing foals theportable equine nebulizer complete the intestinal support they need for a greatcurrent line of Haygain products.start in life. For more information visitPlease stop by the booth so Haygain GlycoGuard.com or stop by Booth 1934 can share the science behind all its prod-at AAEP. ucts, or learn more at haygain.us.Franklin-Williams Company, Heska Corporation, Booth 1919Booth 1941 Heska Corporation, provider of lab Franklin-Williams describes itself asdiagnostics and imaging solutions, has a pioneer in the development of ban- announced the DentiSlatethe worlds dage products designed specifically forfirst and only intraoral equine dental equine use. The companys products aredigital radiography (DR) detector. Now available as individual ready-to-use sterilethe elusive advantages of dental diagnos-(SteriRoll) and nonsterile (RediRoll) ban- tics are readily available to the general dages, securely packaged to maintain in- equine practitioner, removing limitations tegrity and provide a professional-lookingand boundaries that previously existed product for dispensing to the client. in the category of dental care. Now, says The material also is available as non- Heska Corporation, dental disease that sterile bulk rolls (CombiRoll) in 10-yardwas previously overlooked can be readily lengths. SteriRoll and RediRoll aredetected with the ease of a system that available in various lengths. The productsputs dental DR at your fingertips. As are provided in 8-, 12-, 14-, 16-, andpart of the revolutionary new Slate Hub 18-inch widths. The company developedportable multimodality wireless diagnos-its EquiWrap Trauma Kit in consulta- tic system, DentiSlate brings intraoral tion with equine practitioners for horsedental DR anywhere you need it. Switch 50November 2018The Horse | TheHorse.com'