Table 3.

Mean change in body weight (BW) and body condition score (BCS) in horses receiving a pelleted concentrate and supplemented with either 100 g of an inactive placebo top-dressed once daily (n = 10; CON), or an active-ingredient oral joint supplement (n = 10; TRT)

	Treatmenta
Item	TRT	CON	SEM	P-valueb
Mean BW, kg
Day 0	575.2	560.19	32.56	0.58
Day 14	589.53	570.22	32.56	0.46
Day 28	587.54	566.33	32.56	0.43
BCS (Scale 1–9)
Day 0	6.23	6.04	0.36	0.46
Day 14	6.02	6.04	0.36	0.96
Day 28	6.45	6.15	0.36	0.39

^aTreatments consisted of either 100 g of an inactive placebo (CON) top-dressed once daily, or an active-ingredient oral joint supplement containing glucosamine, chondroitin sulfate, hyaluronic acid, methylsulfonylmethane, turmeric, resveratrol, collagen, silica, and boron (TRT).

^bMain effect of dietary treatment.