The Science Behind the Supplements

Ensuring Excellent Results Through Quality and Research

As a pet owner, you expect to see results from nutritional supplements. At Platinum Performance® quality, research and results are part of our culture. From our manufacturing processes to our quality assurance and research programs, we take great care in making sure that our formulas are potent and effective.

We conduct and support nutritional research studies at the Alamo Pintado Center for Biological Medicine and universities across the country to ensure that our supplements produce the results that you expect.

The Following is a list of published and unpublished studies conducted on various Platinum Performance® products.

Changes in Bone Marrow Fatty Acid Profile Following Supplementation with Platinum Performance® Equine Wellness and Performance Formula. Tara Hembrooke, PhD, and Ali Daniel, DVM, Alamo Pintado Center for Biologic Medicine, 2010.

Metabolic and Fertility Parameters in Horses Following Supplementation with Platinum Performance® Equine Wellness and Performance and Metabolic Support Formulas. Elaine Carnevale, PhD, DVM, Silvia Otabachian, Judy Merriott, and Tara Hembrooke, Colorado State University’s Equine Reproduction Lab, 2010.

Effects of Platinum Performance® Equine Wellness and Performance Formula Supplementation on Skin Allergic Responses in Horses. Tara Hembrooke, PhD, and Meri Stratton-Phelps, DVM, University of California, Davis, 2009.

Effects of Platinum Performance® Equine Wellness and Performance Formula Supplementation on Feed Efficiency in Horses. Tara Hembrooke, PhD, and Meri Stratton-Phelps, DVM, University of California, Davis, 2009.

Improvements in Pregnancy Transfer Rates Following Supplementation with Platinum Performance® Equine Wellness and Performance Formula. Judy Merriott and Elaine Carnevale, PhD, DVM, Colorado State University’s Equine Reproduction Lab, 2008.

Changes in Glucose and Insulin Following Platinum Performance® Equine Wellness and Performance Formula Supplementation in Horses with Poor Glucose Control: A pilot study. Tara Hembrooke, PhD, and Ali Daniel, DVM, Alamo Pintado Center for Biologic Medicine, 2008.

Maintenance of Blood Glucose Following Supplementation with Platinum Performance® Ortho-Chon II®.
Tara Hembrooke, PhD, and Meri Stratton-Phelps, DVM, Alamo Pintado Center for Biologic Medicine, 2008.

Effects of Different Feeds and Platinum Performance® Equine Wellness and Performance Formula Supplementation on Inflammation and Oxidative Stress: An observational study.
Sina Wallace, PhD, Tara Hembrooke, PhD, Alamo Pintado Center for Biologic Medicine, 2006.

Improvements in Oxidative Stress Markers Following Platinum Performance® Equine Wellness and Performance Formula Supplementation in Horses. Sina Wallace, PhD, Tara Hembrooke, PhD, Alamo Pintado Center for Biologic Medicine, 2006.

Effects of Platinum Performance® Equine Wellness and Performance Formula Supplementation on Blood Glucose and Insulin. Sina Wallace, PhD, Tara Hembrooke, PhD, Alamo Pintado Center for Biologic Medicine, 2006.

Effects of Platinum Performance® Equine Wellness and Performance Formula Supplementation on Oxidative Stress in Horses. Sina Wallace, PhD, Tara Hembrooke, PhD, Alamo Pintado Center for Biologic Medicine, 2006.

Effects of Platinum Performance® Equine Wellness and Performance Formula Supplementation on Inflammation in Horses. Sina Wallace, PhD, Tara Hembrooke, PhD, Alamo Pintado Center for Biologic Medicine, 2006.

Influence of Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Antioxidant Supplementation on Learning Ability in Dogs.
Sina Wallace, PhD, Tara Hembrooke, PhD, and Carl Keen, PhD, University of California, Davis, 2006.

Race Times in Zeolite Supplemented Thoroughbreds.
Sina Wallace, PhD, and Carl Keen, PhD, University of California, Davis, 2006.

Bio-Sponge in foals, Colorado State (2 studies) This study included a foal aspect.

Adsorptive Effects of Di-Tri-Octahedral Smectite on Clostridium Perfringens Alpha, Beta, and Beta-2 Exotoxins and Equine Colostral Antibodies. JB Lawler, DM Hassel, JL Traub-Dargatz, R Magnuson, PM McCue, DR Hyatt, and RP Ellis, Colorado State University, 2008.

Di-Tri-Octahedral Smectite for use in Post-Operative Diarrhea in Equids with Surgical Disease of the Large Intestine: Results of a randomized clinical trial. Diana Hassel, Phoebe Smith, Jorge Nieto, Pablo Beldomenico, and Sharon J. Spier, University of California, Davis, 2008.

Effects of 4 Week Feeding of Platinum Performance® Wellness and Performance Formula on Hemodynamic and Cardiac Parameters on SHR. University of Georgia

Evaluation of in vitro Properties of Di-Tri-Octahedral Smectite on Clostridial Toxins and Growth.
JS Weese, NM Cote, and RV deGannes, University of Guelph, 2003.

DTO Smectite and Digestive Health.
Kelley Neelley, DVM, and Doug Herthel, DVM, Alamo Pintado Equine Medical Clinic, 2000.

Essential Fatty Acid Supplementation in Clinical Patients.
Kelley Neelley, DVM, and Doug Herthel, DVM, Alamo Pintado Equine Medical Clinic, 1997.

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