Ingredient Sourcing: Why It Matters
The Silk Road was an ancient trade route that connected Asia, Europe, and North Africa from the second century to the fifteenth century. As the first major global trade route in history, the Silk...
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Definitions for “Natural” Foods, Potency, and Dosage
I have a confession: I can be swayed by a product marketing campaign as easily as anyone. Words such as whole food, adaptogens, organic, science, and innovative can stop me in my tracks and...
Determining Ingredient Quality
It’s very difficult to ascertain ingredient quality by reading a label. This is due, in part, to labeling laws which benefit companies, not consumers. For example, did you know that chicken feathers, or feather...
Questions & Ethics: Keeping the Feed and Supplement Industry Honest
At BioStar, we are asked lots of questions by horse and dog owners. It’s an important part of working for BioStar to welcome the opportunity to answer questions…and if we don’t know the answer...
What Has Happened to Our Hay?
I routinely look at hay analysis sent by customers needing an interpretation of the data and what it means about their hay quality. We have arrived at a point in the care of our...
What is “Natural”?
With our aversion to artificial ingredients, the term “natural” has long been a popular marketing term widely used in human food products and supplementation. Now it’s being used more and more for equine and...
