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L-Lysine - Feed Ingredient

L-Lysine is an essential amino acid that plays a vital role in protein synthesis, tissue repair, and growth in horses. It is one of the key building blocks of proteins and is necessary for the production of enzymes, hormones, and antibodies. Since horses cannot synthesize L-Lysine on their own, it must be obtained through their diet.

In equine nutrition, L-Lysine is often included in feed formulations and supplements to ensure adequate levels of this essential amino acid. It is particularly important for growing horses, lactating mares, and performance horses, as it supports muscle development, immune function, and overall health. Adequate L-Lysine intake is crucial for optimizing the nutritional balance of equine diets and ensuring proper growth and maintenance.

The following equine feeds, supplements and products contain L-Lysine as an ingredient.

Feeds, Supplements & Products
AminoTrace+ Vitamin and Mineral Supplement (Mad Barn)
Hoof HealthHoof Health
Metabolic SyndromeMetabolic Syndrome
Organic Trace MineralsOrganic Trace Minerals
VitaminsVitamins
AminoTrace+ by Mad Barn is a complete, balanced equine mineral and vitamin supplement designed for horses with metabolic concerns. It is ideal for horses with IR, PPID, or high iron in the diet.
L-Lysine (Mad Barn)
Amino AcidAmino Acid
ImmunityImmunity
IngredientIngredient
JointsJoints
Lysine is an essential amino acid that is important for forming strong collagen bonds. Lysine is the most commonly deficient amino acid in equine diets.
Omneity P – Pellets – Vitamin & Mineral Supplement (Mad Barn)
Gut HealthGut Health
Hoof HealthHoof Health
Mineral BalanceMineral Balance
Organic Trace MineralsOrganic Trace Minerals
Ration BalancerRation Balancer
Omneity Pellets is a balanced mineral and vitamin supplement for horses in a palatable pellet form. It provides 100% organic trace minerals, complete B-vitamin fortification, added Vitamin E, yeast and digestive enzymes.
Omneity Premix – Vitamin & Mineral Supplement (Mad Barn)
Hoof HealthHoof Health
Mineral BalanceMineral Balance
Organic Trace MineralsOrganic Trace Minerals
VitaminsVitamins
Omneity Premix is a balanced mineral and vitamin supplement for horses providing 100% organic trace minerals, complete B-vitamin fortification, added Vitamin E, yeast, and digestive enzymes.
Three Amigos (Mad Barn)
Amino AcidAmino Acid
MuscleMuscle
ProteinProtein
RecoveryRecovery
Three Amigos is an equine essential amino acid supplement containing lysine, methionine, and threonine in a 5:3:2 ratio. These are the three most common limiting amino acids in the horse's diet.
Amplify High Fat Supplement (Purina Mills)
Coat QualityCoat Quality
Competition HorsesCompetition Horses
FatFat
Weight IssuesWeight Issues
Amplify High Fat Supplement is an extruded fat supplement that includes rice bran, flax seed and vegetable oil. It provides added calories for horses that have higher energy needs.
Arizona Copper Complete (Horse Tech)
HealthHealth
Mineral BalanceMineral Balance
Ration BalancerRation Balancer
VitaminsVitamins
Arizona Copper Complete is a vitamin and mineral supplement for horses containing copper and other trace minerals in an organic amino acid complex. The supplement also provides vitamins and amino acids in a milled flax base.
ASU Joint & Hoof Pellets (Cosequin)
HealthHealth
Hoof HealthHoof Health
JointsJoints
PerformancePerformance
ASU Joint & Hoof Pellet from Cosequin is a pelleted joint and hoof health supplement. This supplement contains ingredients such as biotin, copper, and zinc which are intended to support hoof and joint health.
Athlete (Dunstan)
Competition HorsesCompetition Horses
ExerciseExercise
Mineral BalanceMineral Balance
VitaminsVitamins
Athlete by Dunstan is a semi-concentrate complete feed that is intended to meet the requirements of performance horses.
Athlete Plus (Mitavite)
Gut HealthGut Health
PerformancePerformance
ProteinProtein
RecoveryRecovery
Athlete Plus by Mitavite is a cool energy feed intended to support performance horses in competition and recovery.
Balance (Himalayan Horse)
GrainsGrains
HealthHealth
NutrientsNutrients
Skin + HairSkin + Hair
Balance by Himalayan Horse is a complete feed containing oats, corn, oil and molasses. It is intended to support strength and stamina for horses in moderate work.
Balance I (AniMed)
Amino AcidAmino Acid
HealthHealth
Mineral BalanceMineral Balance
VitaminsVitamins
Balance I from AniMed is a supplement that states it aids in health and body condition of horses by containing amino acids, fatty acids, vitamins and minerals, and antioxidants. It claims to be formulated for horses fed alfalfa hay.
Balance II (AniMed)
Amino AcidAmino Acid
HealthHealth
Mineral BalanceMineral Balance
VitaminsVitamins
Balance II from AniMed is a supplement that states it aids in health and body condition of horses by containing amino acids, fatty acids, vitamins and minerals, and antioxidants. It claims to be formulated for horses fed grass hay.
Balance Supplement (Peninsula Performance Feeds)
HealthHealth
ImmunityImmunity
Mineral BalanceMineral Balance
NutritionNutrition
Balance Supplement from Peninsula Performance Feeds is a pelleted ration balancing supplement for horses. Balance Supplement contains chelated trace minerals and is intended to be fed as the sole ration for easy keepers.
Balanced (Hygain)
Hoof HealthHoof Health
Mineral BalanceMineral Balance
Ration BalancerRation Balancer
VitaminsVitamins
Balanced by Hygain is feed that intends to be fed as a ration balancer, providing a protein level of 25%, minerals, and vitamins for horses that are easy keepers or on a pasture-only diet.
Balancer (Triple Crown)
Easy KeeperEasy Keeper
Metabolic SyndromeMetabolic Syndrome
NutritionNutrition
Ration BalancerRation Balancer
Triple Crown® Balancer is a pelleted mineral and vitamin supplement providing 30% protein, 3% fat and 5% fibre. This ration balancer contains essential amino acids, vitamins, macro minerals, trace minerals, bacteria and enzymes.
Balancer Gold (Triple Crown)
Easy KeeperEasy Keeper
Low NSC FeedsLow NSC Feeds
Metabolic SyndromeMetabolic Syndrome
Ration BalancerRation Balancer
Balancer Gold is a soy-free ration balancer with 13.5% protein, 4.5% fat and 14.2% NSC. It has a lower feeding rate and can be used alone or in combination with other complete feeds or feed ingredients.
BalancI.R. Ration (Hoffman’s Horse Products)
Complete FeedComplete Feed
Low NSC FeedsLow NSC Feeds
Metabolic SyndromeMetabolic Syndrome
Ration BalancerRation Balancer
Hoffman's BALANCI.R. Horse Ration is an 11% NSC pelleted feed for horses that require a low-starch diet. Energy sources include soybean hulls, stabilized rice bran, malt sprouts, and oat hulls.
Barn Bag (Life Data Labs Inc)
Easy KeeperEasy Keeper
Mineral BalanceMineral Balance
NutritionNutrition
VitaminsVitamins
Barn Bag by Life Data Labs Inc is a pelleted supplement that is intended as a ration balancer for the easy keepers and horses on pasture. It is a low-calorie and low-starch feed that provides vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and fatty acids.
Base Mix P55 (Uckele)
BroodmareBroodmare
FoalFoal
GrowthGrowth
LactationLactation
Base Mix P55 is a powdered vitamin and mineral supplement intended for pregnant or lactating mares, growing foals, and performance horses. This supplement contains balanced calcium to potassium ratio.
Be Calm Balancer (Dodson & Horrell)
AntioxidantAntioxidant
CalmingCalming
HerbHerb
Ration BalancerRation Balancer
Be Calm Balancer is a feed designed for anxious and sensitive horses. This feed is lower in starch and provides a blend of calming herbs. It also contains a high level of biotin for hoof support.
BiAaMuGen (Hoffman’s Horse Products)
Amino AcidAmino Acid
Competition HorsesCompetition Horses
HealthHealth
StaminaStamina
BiAaMuGen from Hoffman's Horse Products is a pelleted protein supplement for horses intended to be fed top-dressed. BiAaMuGen is intended to be fed to horses who require additional muscle mass.
Bio+ Wafer (Majesty’s)
Amino AcidAmino Acid
Coat QualityCoat Quality
Hoof HealthHoof Health
NutrientsNutrients
Bio+ Wafer is a supplement intended for adult horses and ponies. The supplement was designed to help improve or maintain healthy hooves and coats.
BioFlax 20 (HorseTech)
FatFat
Hoof HealthHoof Health
Omega 3-6-9Omega 3-6-9
Skin + HairSkin + Hair
BioFlax 20 by HorseTech is a flaxseed-based supplement formulated with added protein and biotin to promote optimal hoof integrity and a healthy coat.
BioMane Equine Pellets (BioMane)
Amino AcidAmino Acid
Coat QualityCoat Quality
Mineral BalanceMineral Balance
VitaminsVitamins
BioMane Equine Pellets is a horse supplement containing amino acids, vitamins and minerals designed to support hair health. The pellets are composed of organic and inorganic minerals, and contain 14% crude protein, 5% fat and 6% fiber.
BioMAX Plus (Sierra Gold)
Amino AcidAmino Acid
JointsJoints
Mineral BalanceMineral Balance
RecoveryRecovery
BioMAX Plus from Sierra Gold is a supplement that contains glucosamine and chondroitin. It is intended to support joint health, and recovery from injuries or competition.
BioPod (Sollio Agriculture)
HealthHealth
Hoof HealthHoof Health
ImmunityImmunity
PerformancePerformance
BioPod from Sollio Agriculture is a pelleted hoof supplement. This supplement is intended to support hoof growth and improve hoof integrity.
Biotin Complete (Peak Performance Nutrients)
Amino AcidAmino Acid
Hoof HealthHoof Health
Mineral BalanceMineral Balance
VitaminsVitamins
Biotin Complete by Peak Performance Nutrients is meant to support hoof health for horses that suffer from dry hooves or cracked walls. This supplement contains 20mg of Biotin per serving.
Biotin II 22X Pellets (MVP)
Amino AcidAmino Acid
Hoof HealthHoof Health
ProbioticProbiotic
VitaminsVitamins
Biotin II 22X Pellets by MVP is a supplement intended for horses of all life stages that contains a combination of biotin, amino acids, trace minerals and probiotics that intends to help maintain hooves and support growth and repair.
Black-As-Knight (Cheval)
Coat QualityCoat Quality
Hoof HealthHoof Health
Mineral BalanceMineral Balance
Skin + HairSkin + Hair
Black-As-Knight from Cheval is a supplement that is meant to support coat, mane and tail health. It can also help with hoof health.
Blitz! Pak (Peak Performance Nutrients)
ElectrolyteElectrolyte
HerbHerb
Mineral BalanceMineral Balance
VitaminsVitamins
Blitz! Pak by Peak Performance Nutrients is a vitamin and mineral supplement which is intended to be provided before a horse event. It contains electrolytes, amino acids, and a blend of herbs.
Blitz! Paste Comfort Blend (Peak Performance Nutrients)
ExerciseExercise
HerbHerb
RecoveryRecovery
StaminaStamina
Blitz! Paste Comfort Blend by Peak Performance Nutrients is a vitamin and mineral supplement intended to be provided before a horse event. It contains electrolytes and amino acids intended to aid performance and recovery.
Blitz! Paste Original Formula (Peak Performance Nutrients)
ElectrolyteElectrolyte
PerformancePerformance
RecoveryRecovery
StaminaStamina
Blitz! Paste Original Formula is a vitamin and mineral supplement meant to be provided before a horse event. It contains electrolytes, amino acids, and a blend of herbs intended to aid performance during the event and recovery.
Blue Ribbon (Banks Mill Feeds)
Complete FeedComplete Feed
Mineral BalanceMineral Balance
ProteinProtein
VitaminsVitamins
Banks' Blue Ribbon is an all-grain sweet feed composed of oats, corn, cane molasses, and soybean meal. It provides a high (33.4%) NSC value. This feed is intended for all horses and ponies.
Blue Ribbon 12+ (Seminole) – [Discontinued]
Competition HorsesCompetition Horses
GrowthGrowth
LactationLactation
PerformancePerformance
Seminole Blue Ribbon 12+ is a now-discontinued textured horse feed targeted to growing, breeding and performance horses. It provides 12% protein with added lysine.
Blue Ribbon High Efficiency (Seminole) – [Discontinued]
Complete FeedComplete Feed
FatFat
GrowthGrowth
ProteinProtein
Seminole Blue Ribbon High Efficiency is a now-discontinued feed targeted to growing, breeding and performance horses. This high-fat textured feed contains added lysine.
Bone + Joint (Bluebonnet Feeds)
AntioxidantAntioxidant
Bone HealthBone Health
GrowthGrowth
JointsJoints
Bone + Joint by Bluebonnet Feeds is a supplement intended to support tendon, bone, cartilage, and joint health in growing, performance and senior horses.
Bone Builder (AniMed)
Bone HealthBone Health
GrowthGrowth
NutrientsNutrients
PerformancePerformance
AniMed's Bone Builder is a supplement that provides nutrients in balanced and sufficient amounts. It is meant to help achieve strong bones in young and growing horses and also for equine athletes.
Boost ‘Em (Bluebonnet Feeds)
HealthHealth
NutrientsNutrients
Ration BalancerRation Balancer
VitaminsVitamins
Boost 'Em is a pelleted diet balancer from Bluebonnet Feeds that contains protein, fat, vitamins and minerals to contribute to the general health of horses and livestock.
Boredom Buster (Equi-lete)
Mineral BalanceMineral Balance
NutrientsNutrients
NutritionNutrition
VitaminsVitamins
Boredom Buster by Equi-lete is a hanging treat containing vitamins and minerals. It is intended for stalled horses experiencing boredom.
Breeda (Mitavite)
BroodmareBroodmare
GrowthGrowth
NutritionNutrition
StallionStallion
Breeda by Mitavite is a complete feed intended to meet the nutritional needs of young stock, breeding and performance horses.
Breeding (Banks Mill Feeds)
BroodmareBroodmare
FoalFoal
GrowthGrowth
LactationLactation
Breeding by Banks Mill Feeds is a high-protein textured feed intended for gestating and lactating broodmares, as well as growing foals. This feed contains 26.3% NSC.
Breeding and Growth Formula (Bartlett Milling) [Discontinued]
BroodmareBroodmare
FoalFoal
GrowthGrowth
LactationLactation
Bartlett's Breeding and Growth Formula is a 14% protein and 6% fat sweet feed formulated for breeding, growing and exercising horses. It contains ingredients such as oats, barley, corn, and wheat middlings as its main energy sources.
Broodmare (Dunstan)
BroodmareBroodmare
EnergyEnergy
LactationLactation
MareMare
Broodmare by Dunstan is a highly palatable complete textured feed intended to meet the nutrient requirements of broodmares.
Broodmare Yearling (Equine Advantage)
BroodmareBroodmare
GrainsGrains
PerformancePerformance
StallionStallion
Broodmare Yearling is formulated to help promote healthy growth and development in horses and ponies. This feed is ideal for broodmares, lactating mares, and breeding stallions to provide essential nutrients.
Builda (Mitavite)
Complete FeedComplete Feed
Coat QualityCoat Quality
Hoof HealthHoof Health
NutritionNutrition
Builda by Mitavite is a complete feed intended to maintain or build condition.
CADENCE Textured Feed (BUCKEYE Nutrition)
Caloric EnergyCaloric Energy
Complete FeedComplete Feed
Competition HorsesCompetition Horses
ToplineTopline
CADENCE™ Textured Feed is a palatable, calorie-dense feed formulated to meet the energy requirements of performance horses. It provides 10% fat with 25% NSC.
CADENCE™ Ultra Sweet Pelleted Feed (BUCKEYE Nutrition)
Caloric EnergyCaloric Energy
Complete FeedComplete Feed
DigestionDigestion
FlavorFlavor
CADENCE™ Ultra Sweet Pelleted Feed is a 14% fat and 14% fibre feed designed to provide high-calorie density. It is a sweet feed that contains 22% NSC with added cane molasses.
California Trace Pellets
Hoof HealthHoof Health
Organic Trace MineralsOrganic Trace Minerals
Ration BalancerRation Balancer
VitaminsVitamins
California Trace Pellets is a concentrated trace mineral supplement in a pelleted format. It provides organic trace minerals and added amino acids in a rice bran and almond hull pellet.
California Trace Plus
Competition HorsesCompetition Horses
ExerciseExercise
ImmunityImmunity
RecoveryRecovery
California Trace Plus is an equine trace mineral and vitamin supplement with added yeast. It provides organic trace minerals and live Saccharomyces cerevisiae cultures.
Calphormin (TRM)
Calphormin from TRM is a pelleted mineral supplement for horses containing trace minerals and amino acids to support the normal growth and maintenance of bones.
Camelina Meal (Lozana Health)
Coat QualityCoat Quality
DigestionDigestion
Hoof HealthHoof Health
RecoveryRecovery
Camelina Meal by Lozana Health is a protein supplement intended to support overall health in all classes of horses.
Carb-Buster Non-GMO (Daily Dose Equine)
Gut HealthGut Health
Low NSC FeedsLow NSC Feeds
Ration BalancerRation Balancer
VitaminsVitamins
Carb-Buster Non-GMO by Daily Dose Equine is a premixed feed that is intended to be fed as a forage ration balancer. It contains vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and probiotics meant for proper nutrient absorption.
Carb-Guard – 12% Pelleted Horse Feed (Blue Seal)
Complete FeedComplete Feed
FiberFiber
Gut HealthGut Health
Low NSC FeedsLow NSC Feeds
Blue Seal Carb-Guard is a 12% protein and 8% fat pelleted complete feed with less than 11% NSC. It is formulated with various roughages for fibre as well as wheat middlings, corn germ, and dried distillers grains for energy.
CarbCare Performance (Legends)
Complete FeedComplete Feed
EnergyEnergy
FatFat
PerformancePerformance
Legends CarbCare Performance is a pelleted feed for adult performance horses engaging in moderate exercise. It provides 10% fat to meet energy requirements and support endurance.

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