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This sets out the proper use of the indication, 鈥淪uitable for horses and ponies prone to gastric ulcers鈥�.鈥�

The purpose of this indication is to provide vets and keepers of equine animals a means to identify a low-risk source of nutrition for an animal that has, or has had, gastric ulcers.

For a feed product to use this indication the following conditions must be adhered to:鈥�

The indication

Basic management advice may be provided such as:

• Meal size (small) and frequency (high)
• Minimum (dry matter) feed mass
• Inclusion of forage to encourage chewing and saliva production
• Provision of fibre before exercise
• The use of diverse forage, not just straw as a sole forage source
• Recommendations on rest periods to reduce stress
• Ensuring the availability of drinking water

The product presentation shall:

• advise feeding rates that result in a combined sugar/starch less than 1g/kg body weight per meal
• advise feeding rates that provide a combine sugar/starch total less than 2g/kg body weight per day

The product shall be a:

• complete feed, or
• feed balancer that is a complete source of nutrition to be fed alongside forage, or
• forage replacer

The product shall:

• have a starch/sugar content of less than 20% where presented as 鈥淟ow鈥� or 鈥淢edium鈥� Energy
• have a starch/sugar content of less than 25% where presented as 鈥淗igh鈥� Energy or 鈥淐ompetition鈥�

The product must not:

• be presented for any effect on gastric ulcers, their causes or symptoms
• be presented for any effect on gastric acid, its production, or pH
• contain non-forage substances with a purpose or effect of modifying gastric pH through alkalising effects
• be presented for any effect on 鈥済astric鈥�, or 鈥渄igestive health鈥�
• be a supplement
• present or refer to any other product that would not conform to these requirements