Feed Room Chemist: An Equine Nutrition Podcast

109 | Hair Analysis NOT Reliable


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Horse hair analysis (HHA) is gaining popularity as purported  tool to assess the diet, but research reports hair analysis is NOT a reliable tool for assessing mineral intake in horses.

Additional Resources:

  • Commercial hair analysis in horses: A tool to assess mineral intake?, Journal of Equine Veterinary Science (2022), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jevs.2022.104145
  • Hair analysis as an indicator of nutritional status,  Journal of Equine Veterinary Science (2001),https://doi.org/10.1016/S0737-0806(01)70122-0
  • Hair analysis as an indicator of mineral status of livestock, Journal of Animal Science (1987), https://doi.org/10.2527/jas1987.6561753x
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