Purina Omega Match

[Montanas_Girl]

@JB

The Purina research says

A horse consuming 2 pounds of Purina® Omega Match™ Ration Balancer per day will receive the same amount of omega-3 fatty acids as a horse on pasture for a 4-hour period.

But then, after discussing the study criteria, it says

Taken together these data indicate that feeding 2 lb per 1000 lb BW of Purina® Omega Match™ Ration Balancer per day to horses produces a plasma fatty acid profile similar to that of horses consuming pasture 24 hr per day

So, I’m not sure what to make of that.

Those statements don’t contradict one another. A two pound serving of Omega Match balancer will supply roughly the same amount of omega-3 fatty acids as horses will typically consume in four hours on fresh pasture. That amount of omega-3 fatty acids was, in the product’s developmental research, sufficient to cause the plasma fatty acid profile of the horses consuming the product to be statistically equivalent to horses on 24/7 pasture, unlike horses on the control diet.

[JB]

Ah, I see the difference now. But, my big question is still about a disconnect - why do they say “similar to 4 hours of pasture” (which is indeed true), but then study horses on 24x7 pasture?

Either way, the amount of O3 in 2lb is what it is, which IS similar to 1c of flax, and depending in the DM content of the grass, as much as or more than 4 hours.

[autumn50]

Any more reviews from people actually using Omega Match ration balancer?