Buffa E A, Van Den Berg S S, Verstraete F J, Swart N G
Department of Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Onderstepoort, Republic of South Africa.
Equine Vet J. 1992 Nov;24(6):472-4. doi: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1992.tb02879.x.
Over a 10-month period, 24 randomly selected riding horses were fed various amounts of biotin. Statistically significant improvements in growth rates and hardness of hooves were produced by biotin supplementation. Greater growth rates and hardness were achieved at a daily dose of 15 mg than at 7.5 mg. Increased hoof hardness was greatest in the hoof quarters and toe. No ring formation occurred in hooves of horses fed biotin intermittently.
在10个月的时间里,随机挑选了24匹乘用马,给它们喂食不同量的生物素。补充生物素使生长速度和蹄硬度有了统计学上的显著改善。每日剂量为15毫克时比7.5毫克时能实现更高的生长速度和硬度。蹄硬度增加在蹄侧和蹄尖最为明显。间歇性喂食生物素的马的蹄子未出现环状物形成。