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Horses require substantial amounts of clean water every day. Water makes up between 62-68% of a horse's body weight and is essential for life. [15] Horses can only live a few days without water, [14] becoming dangerously dehydrated if they lose 8-10% of their natural body water. [15]
Diet and nutrition can cause and/or contribute to alopecia in animals in the wild and in captivity.For example, a lack of sufficient ingestion of a protein in the diet of a group of captive gorillas in Gabon caused various health issues including the development of alopecia. [9]
The Henneke Chart is a scientific method based on both visual appraisal and palpable fat cover of the six major points of the horse that are most responsive to changes in body fat. The system is used by law enforcement agencies as an objective method of scoring a horse's body condition in horse cruelty cases. [ 7 ]
Sea Salt & Pacific Kelp Exfoliating Body Wash. The benefits of seaweed and algae can also be seen in body products. “The St. Ives Sea Salt & Pacific Kelp Exfoliating Body Wash is a great plant ...
The table below describes the different scores used to assess a horse's body condition. The system is based on both visual and tactile assessment of the fat present on six points of the body, as shown in the illustration below. The areas where fat is deposited in horses, enabling body condition to be assessed by palpation: 1. Behind the ...
Other seaweed may be used as fertilizer, compost for landscaping, or to combat beach erosion through burial in beach dunes. [55] Seaweed is under consideration as a potential source of bioethanol. [56] [57] Seaweed is lifted out of the top of an algae scrubber/cultivator, to be discarded or used as food, fertilizer, or skin care.
Ascophyllum nodosum is harvested for use in alginates, fertilisers, and the manufacture of seaweed meal for animal and human consumption. Due to the high level of vitamins and minerals that bioaccumulate in A. nodosum , it has been used in Greenland as a dietary supplement. [ 6 ]
In 2010, researchers found that alginate, the soluble fibre substance in sea kelp, was better at preventing fat absorption than most over-the-counter slimming treatments in laboratory trials. As a food additive, it may be used to reduce fat absorption and thus obesity. [53] Kelp in its natural form has not yet been demonstrated to have such ...