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MINI REVIEW article
Front. Anim. Sci.
Sec. Animal Nutrition
Volume 6 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fanim.2025.1537853
Soybean meal-based moxifloxacin pellets for equine nutrition and health
Provisionally accepted
Desiderio Rodriguez Velazquez1Jorge Antonio Varela Guerrero1Tonantzin Díaz Alvarado1Diego Girón Orozco1
Abdelfattah Z. M. Salem1
Susanne Kreuzer-Redmer2*Mona Mohamed Mohamed Yasseen Elghandour1*- 1Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Toluca, Mexico
- 2University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Pellets formulated from organic biomass, such as soybean meal, are increasingly used in animal nutrition and controlled drug delivery systems. This review aims to explore the advancements and challenges in developing and evaluating soybean meal-based moxifloxacin pellets specifically for equine applications. The focus includes production techniques, the role of soybean meal in equine diets, and the therapeutic potential of moxifloxacin. Soybean meal, known for its high protein and lysine content, is a valuable feed component for equines and offers advantages in pellet formulation. Moxifloxacin, a broad-spectrum antibiotic, has shown effectiveness in treating a range of bacterial infections in horses, with the added benefit of controlled release when delivered in pellet form. This combination presents a novel strategy for improving both nutrition and targeted medication in equines. However, further research is required to assess its safety and therapeutic efficacy.
Keywords: Moxifloxacin pellets, Soybean meal, Equine, Bacterial infection, antibiotics
Received: 01 Dec 2024; Accepted: 31 Mar 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Rodriguez Velazquez, Varela Guerrero, Díaz Alvarado, Girón Orozco, Salem, Kreuzer-Redmer and Elghandour. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Susanne Kreuzer-Redmer, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, A-1210, Vienna, Austria
Mona Mohamed Mohamed Yasseen Elghandour, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Toluca, Mexico
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