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JENQUINE COMPANY PROFILE AND PRODUCTS
ARTICLE BY: DR JENNIFER STEWART - BVSC BSC PHD EQUINE VETERINARIAN AND CONSULTANT NUTRITIONIST
After obtaining a degree in veterinary science and PhD,
Dr Jen Stewart spent 40 years as an equine veterinarian,
including 10 years as the equine nutritionist with Mitavite.
uring this time, Jen started
developing premium formulas
for studs, trainers and feed
companies in Australia and
around the world. She regularly
consults to leading International
studs and trainers - as well as owners
and riders from all equestrian disciplines - in
New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Japan
and India.
Jen has spent a fair bit of time researching and
being involved in nutritional management of
developmental orthopaedic diseases, colic, tyingup,
laminitis, performance problems, post-surgery,
rehabilitation and other conditions. Combining all
of Jen’s experience and wanting to bring science to
your feed bin Jenquine was created, where the best
evidence-based nutrition supported by veterinary
and scientific research is provided.
Jenquine is at the cutting edge and provides
quality ethical products which have been tested
with extensive clinical field trials by veterinarians
and horse owners. Our products are formulated
and produced in Australia in audited, APVMAlicensed
and ISO-compliant facilities. Jenquine
also offers veterinary clinical diet-analysis.
Diet-analysis is frequently used by nutritionists,
veterinarians and horse owners - and there are
a number of computer-based, diet-analysis
software packages available. These programs
simplify diet evaluation but should be primarily
used as a guide, not the ultimate answer. Care
must be taken in interpretation of their output.
The NRC (2007) values upon which many
diet analyses are based, are minimum, average
intakes to sustain life in an average healthy
horse - making the results applicable to less
than 50% of horses. In reality, requirements
vary considerably and horses with a range of
veterinary clinical conditions have increased or
decreased requirements.
Recognising the ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach does
not work in every situation, we have progressed
spreadsheet-based diet-analyses to include
our expanding knowledge of equine clinical
nutrition, genetic potential, growth disorders and
performance. Jenquine incorporates NRC (2007)
guidelines with research in the 13 years since
the 2007 publication, results from the German
Equine Feeding Standards, lnstitut National de
la Recherches Agronomique INRA, and our own
databases.
www.jenquine.com
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