Protection from scours/diarrhoea
Many of the cases of scouring so often seen in young foals are caused by bacterial infections. Protexin offers a natural alternative to antibiotics for the control of scour causing bacteria.

Protection from gut infection
Flooding the gut with beneficial bacteria in Protexin helps to prevent or suppress colonisation by harmful bacteria such as E.coli and Salmonella. A healthy digestive tract is essential for a healthy immune system and Protexin works to strengthen both.

Improved digestion of feed
Protexin helps improve the efficiency of digestion, leading to better feed conversion, better growth and less digestive upsets. Using Protexin to maintain a healthy, stable gut microflora also helps in the transition from milk to more solid food at weaning

Protexin helps horse's appetites by maintaining a healthy digestive tract, as well as supporting the young horse's natural immune system, to help them face the most demanding period of their lives

Daily Dosage Rates - Horses - Maintenance 10ml, Stress 20ml. Ponies/Foals - Maintenance 5ml, Stress 10ml (per head per day) 

Protexin should not be used in conjunction with Penicillins, Cephalosporins, Tetracyclines, Avoparcin, Gentomycin, Linomycin, Streptomycin, Tiamulin or Tylosin but may be used immediately following these antibiotics.

The balance of microbes in the gut is affected by many conditions and stresses. To minimise the impact of any changes, Protexin should be administered daily at maintenance levels. Protexin may be used on a short term basis to treat specific problems or times when increased stress is anticipated. The common sense approach to using Protexin is to stop problems before they start

 The uniqueness of Protexin is not just confined to its multi-strain formulation. Research and Development has produced a special "protection" to ensure the highest possible numbers of bacteria survive the journey through the hostile conditions of the crop or stomach, into the gut where they rapidly begin to work for the benefit of the animal. Protexin's introduction to Australia makes it the first and to date, the only nationally registered Probiotic approved for administration to animals and birds.

 
What is a Probiotic and how does it work?

 The digestive system of all animals and birds is home to literally billions of bacteria and yeasts referred to as Microflora.

 Microflora are essential to the health of any animal; aiding the digestion, breaking down cellulose and other indigestible substances; helping the synthesis and absorption of vitamins and minerals; stimulating the immune system and preventing the proliferation of pathogens. (Pathogens reduce nutrient absorption, animal performance and cause disease).
Some of the Benefits of using Protexin include:

• Improved Growth in Farm Animals
  This is generally regarded as resulting from the suppression of a subclinical infection by a growth depressing micro-organism; such a mechanism has been described for antibiotic growth promotion.

• Improved Utilisation of Food
  Achieved by increasing the efficiency of the existing digestive processes and/or by promoting the digestion of previously indigestible substances.

• Reduced Intestinal Dysfunction
  This includes treatment and control of scouring or diarrhoea and the exclusion or suppression of pathogens E.Coli, Salmonella, and Aeromonas spp.

• Improved Health
  Generated by increasing resistance to infectious diseases either by direct antagonism or by stimulating immunity.

• Establishment/Re-establishment of Microflora
  For the establishment of healthy gut microflora in immature animals or the re-establishment of gut microflora following antibiotic use.