UltraCruz® Equine Lysine Powder, 4 lb

UltraCruz® Equine Lysine Supplement for Horses • Essential amino acid • Can help improve protein availability • Can promote healthy growth and development • May help support muscle mass UltraCruz® Equine Lysine Supplement for Horses is a formula that helps to improve the quality and availability of protein in the diet, so it can be utilized more efficiently, and is recommended for equine diets low in alfalfa, clover and soy. Utilization of protein in the diet is one of the keys to efficient growth and muscle development. This amino acid supplement for horses provides pure Lysine as an easy to use, palatable pellet. Lysine is an essential amino acid found in a wide variety of tissues, hormones, and cells throughout the body. Proteins that require Lysine include the collagens and elastins that make up bone matrix, tendons, skin, and articular cartilage. Keratin protein in hooves and hair also requires lysine. As an essential amino acid often lacking from an equine diet, Lysine supplementation has been shown to support healthy growth.