In 2015, a group of researchers from both private companies and Texas A&M University studied the effects of a combination of chelated trace minerals and eggshell membrane as an intervention and prevention of degenerative joint disease (DJD) and osteoarthritis. (OA) in multiple species including swine. In a nutshell, they found that supplemental chelated trace minerals were effective in both sows and gilts, reducing the culling rate for lameness by over 35%. This and other similar studies are why when we formulated TrueTrac we began with specific chelated trace minerals as the foundation. In the spring of 2019 we did a study in growing show pigs split into three groups. Our product TrueTrac is a combination of chelated trace minerals, acidified citrus pulp, egg shell meal and other ingredients intended to nutritionally support joint health. Group 1 were controls and they were not supplemented with TrueTrac. The second group were supplemented
