The active ingredients of Cellarator have been tested at farm operations, universities and horse parks throughout the world. There were a number of areas the research focused on but the overall objective was to develop a product that helped horses perform at their highest possible level for a longer period of time. The first step was to recognize why a horses performance decreases dramatically over a short period of time. One of the areas we focused on was the muscles. When a horse performs or exercises, a horse uses their muscles to accomplish tasks such as running, turning, stopping, etc. One of the key elements in the performance of muscles is oxygen to the muscle. When muscles contract vigorously for long periods, the circulatory system begins to lose ground in delivery of oxygen. Under these conditions, due to the lack of oxygen to the muscles, lactic acid begins to form in the muscles. As lactic acid is produced in the muscles, it leaks out in the blood and is carried around the body. If this condition continues, the functioning of the body will become impaired and the muscles will fatigue very quickly. We knew if we were going to increase the length of time a horse can perform at their peak level, this was an area we were going to have to address. Fortunately, after years of development and research, the results came back exactly like we hoped.

Our research shows that horses on the active ingredients of Cellarator have an increase in oxygen intake of 15% while decreasing lactic acids levels by 15%. What type of research do we have to validate these numbers? 

One research that was conducted was performed by two doctors/professors at a known university. A group of thoroughbred horses were divided randomly into two groups. Both groups were fed identically except the control (blue group) had the addition of Cellarator in their feed program.  The whole experimental period was divided into 5 SET's, each SET lasted 3 weeks. (SET stands for standardized exercise test).  The 5 SETS consisted of acclimatization (set 1), light training (set 2), aerobic training (set 3), anaerobic/interval training (set 4) and detraining (set 5). A number of things were measured throughout the testing period including oxygen consumption (shown above), carbon dioxide, respiratory volume, heart frequency, protein content in the blood, lactic acid concentration in the blood, cortisol concentration in the blood and SGOT concentration in the blood. The graph above outlines the test results when we measured the oxygen consumption at 9m/sec throughout the testing period of 3 weeks.  The oxygen requirement in SET 1 (acclimatization) is minimal as no movement or excersing is taking place.  SET 2 is light training so the oxygen requirement increases slightly.  SET 3 is when there is a real need for oxygen as this is the aerobic training part of the tesing.  SET 4 is interval training and this is where the oxygen requirement is the highest.  Interval training is varying the intensity within a workout.  You add intensity in short bouts that the horse could not sustain throughtout a complete training session.  SET 5 is the detraining and cool off process.  Even though the horse is in the cool off stage, the requirement for oxygen is still high as they just completed a high level of training and testing.  After all research data was collected, it was clearly evident that Cellarator helps increase oxygen consumption in horses.  It also shows that Cellarator helps decrease lactic acid buildup in the muscles.  On average, a 15% increase in oxygen intake and a 15% decrease in lactic acid concentration in the blood was found in our testing. This test clearly shows the relationship between oxygen and lactic acid.  If the horse gets more oxygen into the body, there is less lactic acid buildup in the muscles.

Another research that was conducted was by a doctor from Georgia at Maywood Park Track in Chicago, IL . A large group of standardbred race horses were fed the active ingredients of Cellarator while another large group of standardbred race horses continued on their normal feed program and were not fed the active ingredients of Cellarator. After testing the time of all horses, 52.5% of the treated horses on Cellarator ran faster in their second race compared to only 32% of the untreated horses.  This is a significant difference (p = 0.0244). 

The above are only two of a long list of testing and research that were completed on the active ingredients of Cellarator. Testing with Cellarator lasted several years before launching the product.  We continue even today in testing new products and other ways Cellarator can help in the overall performance and health of your horses.

Disclaimer: None of the above research has been approved by the FDA.