Re: [RC] Vet Question-Biotin recommendation - Dyane Smith
I don't know the answer but it would be interesting.
I am one who has spent untold hundreds of dollars treating my coon-footed horse
with biotin and L-methionine to no effect whatsoever, only to finally read
(somewhere) that most horses manufacture their own naturally.
Probably Susan Garlinghouse would have good info on
this.
Dyane (BTW, the coon-footed horse started growing
excellent horn quality once he was properly trimmed and appropriately, eg a lot,
exercised.)
In an article by Oscar Swanstrom,
DVM, MS (2005 Int'l Equine Vet. Hall of Fame and Int'l Horseshoeing Hall
of Fame) in Thoroughbred Times, Mar 25, 2006 he said horses need 100mg of
biotin per day plus a couple of grams of L-methionine. It seems I
remember research discussed on ridecamp (a couple of years back) indicating
that15mg per day does the job.
Maybe the 100mg recommendation is based on newer research. Anyone
know? Kathleen
