Name: Mieke Brummer
From: Pretoria, South Africa
Degrees and institutes: BSc Animal Science, University of Pretoria
MSc Animal Science: Nutrition, University of Pretoria
PhD Animal Science Equine Nutrition, University of Kentucky (UK)

Mieke Brummer, PhD, has always been involved with horses and horseback riding recreationally. While working on her research project at Alltech, Brummer mentioned her interest in equine nutrition to her supervisor at the time.

“When Alltech called me upon completion of my master’s and offered me the opportunity to complete my PhD in equine nutrition under the guidance of the world-renowned equine nutritionist Dr. Laurie Lawrence, in the department of animal and food sciences at UK, there was no way that I could refuse.”

Brummer’s research focused on the mineral selenium in its organic and inorganic form and how selenium status (low, adequate, or high) affects the antioxidant status of an idle horse as well as a horse subjected to a mild exercise test