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NUTROLIN® HORSE – PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT BACKED BY RESEARCH ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS FROM VEGETABLE OILS FOR THE SKIN

• Nutrolin® HORSE Skin & Coat is a mixture of vegetable oils high in omega-6 linoleic acid, which is essential for horses’ skin. The mixture has been supplemented with omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids (ALA, SDA and GLA), which boost the effectiveness of linoleic acid. • The oil composition is unique and has therefore been patented both in Europe and in the USA (EP 2 370 074 B1 and US 847 0876). • Linoleic acid helps to build the skin’s natural protective mechanism, the permeability barrier. Oils containing omega-3 fatty acids (fish oil and salmon oil, for example), do not have this effect (McCusker & Grant-Kels 2010). A functional skin barrier maintains the skin's moisture balance

Olympic equestrian Veera Manninen trusts Nutrolin® HORSE products.

Nutrolin® HORSE products are made using the best ingredients and nutrients designed to compliment horses' special dietary needs.

and alleviates skin problems caused by dryness (Hansen & Jensen 1985; Elias 2014). • Dry skin becomes flaky which reduces the quality of the coat. Dry skin is also susceptible to hypersensitive responses to allergens and bacterial inflammation.

FISH OIL OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS

• Even though the natural diet of horses does not include fish or fish oil, the omega-3 fatty acids they contain (namely EPA, ETA, DPA and DHA) significantly enhance horses' nutrition, which is why they are part of our Joint Duo and Sport products. A diverse omega-3 fatty acid composition effectively supresses low-level inflammation (Calder 2013). • Only fish oil omega-3 fatty acids have the effect of suppressing inflammation. Omega-3 fatty acids in vegetable oils such as flax, canola, hemp and chia seep oils do not suppress inflammation. In animals, vegetable oil omega-3 fatty acids are converted into omega-3 EPA to a small extent. In a study conducted on horses, flax oil omega-3 fatty acid conversion into EPA and DHA was practically non-existent and only fish oil increased the omega-3 content of cells (Siciliano et al. 2003, Vineyard et al. 2010 and Hess et al. 2012).

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