Biotin

[orsemad]

At the moment I am feeding a specific hoof supplement to my TB who has resonable feet but he does have a sandcrack so i want to make sure he is going to continually grow good horn. However I am just about to start feeding another supplelment (for a diff problem!) which has 20 mcg of biotin in. Is that enough to maintain good horn growth or should i keep him on his hoof supp? - i don't want to overdose him with biotin?!!! any thoughts...........

 

[kizzywiz]

20mg per day is the recommended level of biotin, will work more effectively if combined with zinc & methionine which should be in the hoof supplement you are already using. Hope that helps!!

 

[monstermunch]

20mg of biotin is the reccomended level so if your new product is 20micro grams that is nothing in comparison. i wuod therefore keep your horse on the seperate hoof supplement also. it should also contain methionine and lysine for good hoof growth.