{"product_id":"lysine-t-breeding-and-young-horses","title":"Lysine-T - Breeding and Young Horses","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVetpro Lysine-T for Young and Breeding Horses \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eprovides the two limiting essential amino acids, lysine and threonine, to help maximise the use of digestible protein already present in the diet. Rather than simply increasing the amount of protein fed, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVetpro Lysine-T for Young and Breeding Horses\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is designed to improve protein quality, supporting healthy growth and muscle development in young horses, while also helping pregnant and lactating mares meet the increased nutritional demands of reproduction and milk production.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYoung horses and brood mares have a greater nutritional demand for high-quality protein than mature horses. During growth, pregnancy and lactation, ensuring an adequate supply of the essential amino acids needed to utilise dietary protein is particularly important for healthy development and optimum performance. \u003cstrong\u003eVetpro Lysine-T for Young and Breeding Horses\u003c\/strong\u003e provides lysine and threonine, the two limiting essential amino acids that help maximise the use of digestible protein already present in the diet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProtein is in every cell in the body, muscles, tendons, organs, glands, hooves and hair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProtein is a collection of amino acids, much like bricks in a wall. There are two types, essential and non-essential. The latter can be ingested or mainly created within the body of the horse. The essential ones must be taken up from the diet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are only two limiting amino acids, these are Lysine and Threonine. A limiting amino acid is one that if not present, will prevent protein from being made, even if other amino acids are present in adequate quantities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTherefore, protein quality can be improved (released) by supplementing with these two limiting amino acids. So just increasing the quantity of protein fed to a horse will not improve the uptake and increasing the amount of protein (or a protein supplement) can be detrimental to the health of the horse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is sometimes considered that the growing horse needs extra protein to maximise condition and muscle. In particular, young Thoroughbreds are fed high grain diets to maximise growth for the early demands of racing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOverfeeding this protein has negative influences on the health of the horse \u003cem\u003e(Mok \u0026amp; Urschel, 2020)\u003c\/em\u003e. Also, overfeeding protein has an acidogenic effect, it results in an increase of lactic acid in the system \u003cem\u003e(Graham-Thiers \u0026amp; Kronfeld, 2005)\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcidogenic means a lowered pH level of the blood resulting in compromised health of the horse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmino acid balance\/protein quality is especially important for growing horses and pregnant\/lactating mares, while adult horses are less sensitive to protein quality \u003cem\u003e(National Research Council, 2007)\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScientific studies on young horses have shown that supplementation with Lysine and Threonine safely optimised growth rates \u003cem\u003e(Staniar et al., 2001)\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was found that lysine intake appears to be a greater factor than energy or protein in influencing bodyweight gain of weanlings \u003cem\u003e(Ott \u0026amp; Kivipelto, 2002)\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFortification of the diet with Lysine and Threonine can allow the total quantity of protein, and in particular grains, to be decreased while still promoting optimum growth and muscle mass \u003cem\u003e(Graham-Thiers \u0026amp; Kronfeld, 2005)\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt has been scientifically shown that Lysine and Threonine supplementation in grazing lactating mares enhanced milk production and improved milk protein and fat quality \u003cem\u003e(Lin et al., 2024)\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFoal growth during lactation is influenced significantly by the quality of protein ingested by the mare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dietary protein intake of the lactating broodmare should therefore contain sufficient high-quality protein to prevent depletion of her body reserves \u003cem\u003e(van Niekerk \u0026amp; van Niekerk, 1997)\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVetpro Lysine-T also contains a yeast culture and yeast extract to aid with palatability and digestibility. It also enhances the activity of fibre digesting bacteria which increases nutrient availability and absorption.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn summary where to use Vetpro Lysine-T:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eyoung growing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehorse to maximise growth rates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eactive horse\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eused for moderate to heavy work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn horses where the increase of protein may result in the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehorse blowing, overheating\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eand producing high ammonia in the urine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA measure for the daily requirement of lysine for a 500 kg horse is 27 g \u003cem\u003e(National Research Council, 2007)\u003c\/em\u003e and it has been calculated that threonine is 0.62 of that. So ideally 16–17 g \u003cem\u003e(Mok \u0026amp; Urschel, 2020)\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is important to check the amount being fed in premix feeds and adjust the amount being supplemented accordingly. Adjust for the amount stated in the premix feed compared to the recommended amount as it shows a total amount.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery 50gm dose delivers:\u003cbr\u003e20gm Lysine\u003cbr\u003e15gms Threonine\u003cbr\u003e15gms yeast extract\/culture\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDosage:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe daily dose rate is 25gm for foals and yearlings and 50gm for mature and older horses (500 kg LWT).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailable Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1.5kg foil bags\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vetpro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67780300112045,"sku":"VPlysYH","price":62.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0255\/2260\/2083\/files\/LysineTYoungHorse.jpg?v=1793325765","url":"https:\/\/www.horsesupplies.co.nz\/products\/lysine-t-breeding-and-young-horses","provider":"Horse Supplies NZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}