Thehorse.com - Full Article
By Kristen M. Janicki, MS, PAS
Feb 2, 2015
Here's what current research, or lack thereof, is telling us about common equine supplement ingredients.
From vitamins and minerals to fats and yeast cultures, horse owners face hundreds of choices when deciding which, if any, nutritional supplements their horses need added to their daily feed. What really works, and what’s just the latest dietary fad?
In contrast to drugs, top-dressed supplements or those provided free-choice to improve nutrition or performance are regulated in a way that does not require research proving their efficacy and safety. But as with any bagged feed product, supplement labels must include the product’s purpose statement, ingredients, guaranteed analysis of nutrients provided, and directions for use. To help horse owners with their supplement decision-making process, we’ve taken a look at what scientists have discovered recently regarding common ingredients’ usefulness...
- See more at: http://www.thehorse.com/articles/35270/whats-in-a-supplement?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=nutrition&utm_campaign=02-02-2015#sthash.byWWV1RP.dpuf
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