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Graduation Thesis in Veterinary Medicine The use of nutritional supplements is widespread within many horse owners and caretakers, despite the fact that the scientific evidence of their efficacy is often limited. This study aimed to describe the use of nutritional supplements in horses by the Finnish equestrian industry through an online survey. Most Finnish horse owners or caretakers participating in the study used nutritional supplements in their horses, with only 0.5% of respondents having not used any supplements. The most common types of supplements used were vitamins and minerals, electrolytes and enhancing performance, and joint health and mobility promoting products. After feeding a certain nutritional supplement the majority of participants noticed either a significant or slight improvement in their horse (46.3% and 39.8% respectively). It was also common to feed the horse more than one supplement concurrently and dosage of the supplement was most often based on the manufacturer recommendations. The most common reason for feeding supplements was fulfilling dietary requirements. Toidulisandite kasutamine on hobuseomanike ja hooldajate seas laialt levinud sellegipoolest, et teaduslik tõestus nende efektiivsusest on tihti vähene. Selles uuringus kirjeldatakse toidulisandite kasutamist Soome hobustel internetipõhise küsitlusega kogutute andmete alusel. Suurem osa Soome hobuseomanikest ja hooldajatest, kes osalesid küsitlusel, kasutasid toidulisandeid, ainult 0.5% vastajatest polnud neid kasutanud. Kõige levinumad toidulisandi tüübid olid mineraal- ja vitamiinpreparaadid, elektrolüüdid, sooritust parandavad ja liigesetervist ning liikuvust soodustavad preparaadid. Peale teatude toidulisandite kasutamist suurem osa vastajatest oli märganud märgatavat (46.3%) või vähest (39.8%) paranemist oma hobuses. Levinuks osutus ka rohkema kui ühe preparaadi kasutamine korraga, ja preparaadi doseering otsustati valmistaja juhendi alusel. Kõige levinum põhjus toidulisandite kasutamiseks oli toiteainete tarbe täitmine. |
