It is important to note that while there was an improvement in foal growth rate, the trial only measured the affects of supplementation up to the 8th week post foaling. The effect of yeast culture on the performance horse is not clear. In the performance horse it appears that the level of conditioning, the intensity of the activity and length of time the supplement is fed will affect the results obtained from feeding yeast cultures. The use of yeast culture to supplement your horses diets has a number of benefits. The improved digestibility of the fiber portion of the diets is especially important for those horses that are fed high forage diets.
Price becomes a factor as chelated minerals are expensive.
Chelated mineral products have been available for many years and more recently have seen increased usage in horse feeds. The process of chelating improves the absorption of the mineral from the digestive tract. This information is summarized in Table 2. The benefits of using chelated minerals for livestock has received a great deal of research interest. The areas that have been studied are reproduction, health, soundness and growth.