Equine Microbiome Project (via Platinum Performance)





I just got the results back!
and they are interesting as all get out!


Since this study was more of a survey, just to get a baseline for the variation in horses, and to link some health observations to gut micro biomes, I didn't get specific recommendations, just a comparison of each horse to the population average, and then of course I could compare to each other.


A bit of set up:

Tesla is an easy keeper, big eater, big drinker, big consistent pooper.

Porsche is more of the typical TB, tending towards bottomless pit, and *knock on wood* I've only had one colic scare when the BM let her eat plastic astro turf ..... O_o

At the time they were getting very similar diets and supplements.


Their microbiome profiles are totally different! (as I would've thought!) In fact, they are completely opposite to the average (i.e. if Porsche is higher than average, Tesla is lower)




If you want to read more, here is a good paper to start on: 

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-26930-3



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