Silibin supplementation on liver function and nutrient digestibility

Adequate diet is critical to the animal’s good health, and nutrition is even more important in cases of serious illness, where proper nutritional care can be a powerful tool to support the body’s fight against disease. Hepatopathies are an important group of disorders in dogs for which proper nutritional care is essential. Supplementation with a hepatoprotectant such as silibin can improve liver function and should not interfere with nutrient digestibility. The silybin study The purpose of a Polish study from the University of Poznan was to analyze the effect of silibin both pure and as a commercial hepatoprotectant on nutrient d...