O mel na alimentação dos cavalos

Mel para os cavalos
Mel para os cavalos

Incluir mel na dieta equina é comum em alguns países, mas é seguro?

Fonte: The Horse, tradução Google, veja o artigo original.

Recentemente, aprendi que alimentar o mel com cavalos é uma prática comum em alguns países do leste europeu e do Oriente Médio. Por que você alimentaria o mel e é seguro?

Uma colher de sopa de mel (21 gramas) contém 17 gramas de açúcar. Portanto, a principal razão por trás da alimentação de mel para cavalos é que é uma fonte de energia prontamente disponível. A doçura do mel também pode atrair os comedores exigentes a consumir suas rações.

Mel 101

Como o açúcar de mesa, o mel é feito de glicose e frutose; no entanto, onde o açúcar de mesa contém quantidades quase iguais de glicose e frutose, o mel é cerca de 40% de frutose e 30% de glicose. O mel também contém pequenas quantidades de outros açúcares mais complexos, bem como traços de proteínas, enzimas, vitaminas e minerais.

Como fonte de alimento não refinado, o mel contém mais antioxidantes, flavonóides e alcalóides do que o açúcar refinado e o mel cru contém pequenas quantidades de pólen. Essas diferenças, combinadas com o maior teor de frutose, levam ao mel com um índice glicêmico mais baixo (IG) do que o açúcar, o que significa que os níveis de açúcar no sangue aumentam mais rapidamente após o consumo de açúcar em comparação ao mel. No entanto, ambos os compostos têm alto IG tornando-os impróprios para cavalos com pouca sensibilidade à insulina ou que são sensíveis a carboidratos prontamente disponíveis, como aqueles com miopatia de armazenamento de polissacarídeo .

Outros açúcares em dietas de cavalo

Na nutrição humana, a mistura de diferentes compostos dentro do mel faz com que muitos acreditem que é uma opção mais saudável do que os açúcares, e presumo que o caso seja o mesmo quando é fornecido a cavalos. Enquanto a alimentação de açúcar de mesa para cavalos não é comum, exceto em forma de cubo como guloseimas, melaço e xarope de milho às vezes são adicionados para alimentar ou dado aos cavalos diretamente.

O melaço é obtido a partir do açúcar bruto durante o processo de refinação e é um ingrediente comum para ração animal, porque aumenta a palatabilidade e suprime a poeira. Ele também pode ser usado como um top-vestido para atrair o comedor exigente. Embora seja rico em açúcar, o melaço também fornece uma ampla gama de minerais.

O xarope de milho é mais comumente usado por veterinários para testar a sensibilidade à insulina em cavalos suspeitos de serem insulino-resistentes, mas alguns enduristas e veterinários também o usam como uma fonte de energia rapidamente disponível para cavalos durante os passeios.

Há pesquisas que analisam o impacto da ingestão de frutose e misturas de glicose em cavalos, o que sugere que não deve haver problemas esperados ao alimentar quantidades apreciáveis ​​de mel a eqüinos saudáveis ​​sem problemas metabólicos . Certamente, há benefícios de saúde percebidos para os seres humanos em comer mel que provavelmente estão sendo extrapolados para cavalos. No entanto, não existem dados sobre a alimentação de mel para cavalos.

Alimentando o Mel aos Cavalos: The Bottom Line

Quando comprado em forma de suplemento para cavalos, o mel é frequentemente combinado com óleo de alho. Considera-se que o alho melhora a função respiratória e circulatória e também demonstrou melhorar o consumo de ração dos cavalos. Se as funções do sistema circulatório e respiratório forem aumentadas, isso poderia resultar em uma melhor passagem de oxigênio para o tecido muscular, o que poderia beneficiar o desempenho, especialmente quando combinado com a energia prontamente disponível do mel. No entanto, o benefício desses dois ingredientes pode ser apenas sua capacidade de atrair comedores exigentes.

Alimentando o mel para amadurecer os cavalos que não sofrem de distúrbios metabólicos e pode, de fato, ser útil para atrair comedores exigentes ou esconder medicação na alimentação. No entanto, mantenha pequenas quantidades para garantir que todo o açúcar seja totalmente absorvido no intestino delgado.

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