Friday, March 20, 2015

Researchers Study Supplement's Effects on Gastric Ulcers

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By Erica Larson, News Editor
Mar 1, 2015

Horse supplements are a funny thing—equestrians spend millions of dollars each year on them, but only a small percentage are backed with scientific studies showing their efficacy. So recently, a team of researchers set out to put some science behind one digestive health supplement.

At the 2014 American Association of Equine Practitioners Convention, held Dec. 6-10 in Salt Lake City, Utah, Nicola Kerbyson, BVMS, Cert. AVP (EM), MRCVS, presented the results of a study evaluating one supplement's effects on gastric ulcer severity compared to the current gold-standard treatment: omeprazole. Kerbyson is a PhD student at the University of Glasgow, in Scotland...

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http://www.thehorse.com/articles/35407/researchers-study-supplements-effects-on-gastric-ulcers?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=reader-favorites&utm_campaign=03-06-2015

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