Commentary, Sponsor Content
We appreciate the intriguing review of One Health, natural/herb and gut-enhancing options for equine wound care in this article. It brings to mind the vast number of wound care products that are branded, licensed and manufactured without containing antibiotics or steroids.
MAXI/GUARD® Zn7® Derm, manufactured by Addison Biological Laboratory, is a worthy example of products studied and scrutinized by GMP standards to consistently provide substantial anti-pruritic, anti-microbial and wound healing benefits. The neutral pH product delivers zinc, which is an essential trace element and a component of over 300 metalloenzyme systems that play key roles in extra-cellular matrix remodeling, wound healing, connective tissue repair, inflammation and cell proliferation.
Source: The Horse, December 16, 2025. Link. In equine medicine, wounds are a primary focus because they’re easy to access for direct treatment and avoiding the use of antibiotics and steroids has long been desired. Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA, reviews some of the alternatives being studied in this article including honey, garlic, medicinal plants and microbiome enhancers.
INSIGHTS: Addison Biological Laboratory is an inaugural sponsor of AHD. They provided these photos showing healing supported by MAXI/GUARD® Zn7® Derm on a Standardbred harness horse with a perirectal abscess. Treatment with Zn7 Derm kept the horse’s tail from being amputated.
