Study Finds Some Fruits May Fight Internal Equine Parasites

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Papaya, pineapple, and figs may be helpful in controlling internal parasites in horses, an English study has found. An enzyme found in these fruits may prevent parasite eggs from hatching.  Researchers at the University of Liverpool based their theory on the knowledge that cysteine proteinases in these fruits can digest adult worms. They exposed small […]

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