[DinahC]

Hi Doc T. Once again, can’t make the actual meeting owing to time zone differences.

My question…. So much to my disappointment, I have established that my horse is extremely allergic to soya. She is allergic and intolerant to many other “normal” foodstuffs commonly fed to horses. I am basically able to keep her free from discomfort on Coolstance, lucerne/alfalfa and grazing. I take her forage walking 3-4 times a week to help her find some other plants that she feels she needs in the hope that they will offer some proteins that i don’t know about.

So, as coolstance is not a high quality protein source, I’m looking at other options. I know, from you about hemp, but it is extremely expensive and the yard owner is reluctant to feed it.

I have researched pea flour and lupins. Both have been recommended as good sources of protein for horses. My research suggests pea flour likely a better option than lupin as 9 EAA’s present, while lupins have fewer.

Do you have access to the amino acids contents of these protein sources along with lucerne, soya bean meal and hemp so that we can develop a table that will make it easier to combine 2 or 3 lesser protein foodstuffs in order to achieve a high quality protein meal… I.e. complementation. Basically, my mares protein source is alfalfa. Knowing which EAA’s are present and the % thereof would really help with complementation. I can find the lists of EAA’s in the foodstuffs, but not always the % values. And I’m not always sure the values are accurate. Am I asking for the impossible?

I’m also interested to hear your thoughts on lupins as a protein source.

[DinahC]

Ok. Just seen your answered a question about using lupins last month. But my overall question re developing a table of EAA content and % present still stands. Would this be something viable to develop if we all could contribute our research and you could review the values?