Gold with Amylase, The Winning Edge! THE ULTIMATE IN PERFORMANCE NUTRITION Equus Gold with AMYLASE is a high energy 14% protein diet specifically formulated to be fed to racing horses and other active horses performing strenuous athletic work. Its high starch digestibility and nutrient density gives horses an ideal base to achieve their full athletic potential. Equus Gold contains the digestive enzyme AMYLASE and is balanced for essential nutrients such as protein, energy, calcium, phosphorus, electrolytes, minerals (including chromium) and vitamins. Unique Formulation – Naturally the best! Equus Gold has been scientifically formulated to ensure safe and highly efficient starch digestion in the small intestine. High starch digestibility has been attained by the addition of Amylase, by specially selecting ingredients that have a natural high starch digestibility and by heat treatment of selected ingredients. Equus Gold has been manufactured using these criteria to ensure the very best in nutritional digestibility, coolness and safety. Amylase Leading the Way – Naturally, Effectively & Safely! Equus Gold contains added Amylase to aid starch digestion in the small intestine naturally, effectively and safely without the need for expensive heat processing. The addition of Amylase to Equus Gold is one of the most advanced improvements in performance horse nutrition to occur in many years. Amylase is a natural protein enzyme that is responsible for efficient starch digestion in the small intestine. Horses do not produce adequate Amylase necessary for the digestion of large amounts of starch, this is why they have more problems digesting starch compared to other grain eating animals. Lack of Amylase can result in incomplete starch digestion in the small intestine resulting in excessive undigested starch reaching the large intestine where it is fermented producing lactic acid. Excessive lactic acid can cause serious problems such as caecal acidosis which can lead to colic, laminitis, diarrhoea and poor fibre digestion. Improve Your Own Grain If Equus Gold is fed at a rate of 3kg per day along with your own grain, enough Amylase will be consumed to have a beneficial effect on the digestion of starch in the extra grain. High Density – Less feed required! This highly digestible formula gives you the added benefit of less feed being required to achieve optimum performance. With more goodness in every mouthful shy and finicky eaters will have less difficulty in consuming adequate nutrients for sustained performance. Hi-Lysine – For strong muscle growth and recovery! Protein is made up of components called amino acids, of which some must be provided via the diet and others synthesised by the animal. Amino acids needed to be supplied via the diet are called essential amino acids, of these lysine is normally the one most likely to be in short supply. Equus Gold is balanced for essential amino acids, particularly lysine. The high lysine and balanced protein of Equus Gold ensures efficient protein utilisation, improved growth in young horses, enhanced strength and muscle tone and aids in muscle recovery after strenuous exercise. Balanced Energy – Sustained Performance! Equus Gold has the ideal balance of energy sources from highly digestible starches, carbohydrates and natural oils which ensures glucose levels are maximised during strenuous exercise to provide optimal sustained performance. Maximum athletic performance will be hard to achieve if energy is not supplied in the correct balance of digestible carbohydrates and oils. Carbohydrates Carbohydrates are divided in two main groups, structural and non-structural. Structural carbohydrates make up the fibre component found in plants. Fibre supplies energy, but not in adequate amounts for sustained strenuous exercise. Non-structural carbohydrates such as grain starch, sugar and glucose are highly digestible. Starch Grain is a rich source of starch which is an important energy source for active horses. Grain starch that is digested in the small intestine yields high energy glucose which is absorbed into the blood stream and used for energy production. Glucose not used immediately is stored as glycogen in the muscle and liver. During strenuous exercise blood glucose levels decrease resulting in stored glycogen being converted back to glucose. If there is inadequate glycogen stored sustained performance will not be maintained and fatigue will set in resulting in sub-optimal performance. Natural Oils Equus Gold is high in natural oils necessary for sustained endurance. Oils provide a highly digestible and efficient concentrated energy source which spares muscle and liver glycogen thereby prolonging the onset of fatigue. Oils create less body heat when used for energy production resulting in reduced heat stress, sweating and electrolyte loss. Oil contains approximately two and a quarter times more energy than carbohydrates and has an excellent balance of essential omega fatty acids. Omega fatty acids impart an attractive sheen to a horses coat, are important for maintaining healthy skin and are necessary for many biological functions. They also aid in the absorption and storage of the fat soluble vitamins A, D, E & K. Organic Chromium – Enhanced performance! Research has shown beneficial responses to supplementing diets with organic chromium where high stress, strenuous activity is performed. Organic chromium has been added to Equus Gold to help maintain chromium levels during strenuous activity, this improves the bodies sensitivity to insulin, which in turn improves glucose utilisation and therefore the horses performance.