It is manufactured in two formulations: a powder for use in an individual animal's drinking water, and an injectable solution.
[1] Its intended uses include reducing physiological stress such as due to being transported, and preventing azoturia in performance animals.
The manufacturer's own product information describes Biodyl as an "injection solution containing metabolic constituents (adenosine triphosphoric acid or ATP, magnesium aspartate, potassium aspartate, sodium selenite and vitamin B 12) for debility, convalescence and myopathies.
[6][7] A newspaper in Argentina reported 3 similar deaths of horses at an international competition in Uruguay.
[10] However, on April 23 a new concern emerged when a reputable pharmacy in Ocala, Florida disclosed that in compounding a preparation for the polo ponies which may have been intended to substitute for Biodyl, the pharmacy accidentally used an incorrect quantity of one of the ingredients.