TopSpec AntiLam (Multi-Supplement)
Introduction
TopSpec AntiLam is a pelleted multi-supplement designed to provide nutritional support for those prone to, being treated for, or recovering from laminitis. TopSpec AntiLam is used and recommended by vets and farriers, helping to make it one of our most popular products.Most overweight ponies, and some overweight horses, are susceptible to laminitis.
TopSpec AntiLam is a brilliant formulation combining several supplements with a high-fibre, very low-calorie carrier to make it palatable. Long-term trials at Middle Park Laminitis Research Unit have shown that horses and ponies on restricted/poor grazing do not gain any weight when fed TopSpec AntiLam. It can also be used very successfully as part of a calorie-controlled diet when weight loss is required.
This unique multi-supplement is so palatable that it can be fed out of the hand to horses and ponies at pasture to provide vital nutritional support.
TopSpec AntiLam should be fed on its own with forage. The forage can be in the form of late-cut hay and/or unmolassed chops e.g. TopChop Lite, or controlled grazing, or a combination of these, depending on the individual circumstances.
For example we would recommend that an overweight 12hh pony on box-rest because of laminitis should receive 125gms of TopSpec AntiLam plus 1kg of TopChop Lite twice a day in addition to 2.5kg (approx 1 flap) of late-cut meadow hay that has been soaked in ample fresh, cool, clean water, for about 12 hours before feeding.
TopSpec AntiLam contains the following features:
• The level of Biotin (15mg/500kg horse/day) that is scientifically proven to improve hoof quality, plus the levels of methionine, cysteine, lysine, calcium, zinc, copper, iodine, and vitamin A known to improve the efficiency of biotin alone. Chelated sources of copper and zinc are included in the formulation. Certain of these nutrients also promote supple skin and a shiny coat.• High levels of a pure, protected yeast to help maintain near-neutral (normal and healthy) conditions in the hindgut.*
• Additional MOS (mannan oligosaccharides). **
• A top spec broad-spectrum supplement, vital for horses and ponies on a restricted diet.
• Generous levels of anti-oxidants including Vitamins A, C and E plus selenium to neutralise the excess free-radicals that have been increased by stress.
• A highly digestible, high-fibre ‘supplement carrier’ to stimulate the fibre- digesting bacteria in the hindgut.
• A ‘Non-Heating’ formula, because it is formulated without cereal grains, is very low in sugar and starch, but high in fibre
These features are backed up by the highly-praised TopSpec Laminitis Helpline 01845-565030
The Importance of Being Earnest (Ernie), ridden by Abigail Uden
"I find TopSpec AntiLam and TopSpec All-in-One offer good nutritional support to recovering laminitics and horses and ponies with poor hoof quality"
John Gilliver BVSc MRCVS
"“Since recommending TopSpec Supplements to our clients we have seen significant improvements in horses and ponies with hoof quality and post-laminits problems."
Simon Pollard BSc BVM&S Cert ES(Orth) MRCVS
Technical Update
*Fibre-digesting bacteria (‘good’) thrive in the hindgut in a near-neutral environment (pH 6.8). If there is an overflow of sugar/starch into the hindgut (e.g. from sugars/fructans in grass or from starch in cereals), the sugar and starch digesting bacteria (‘bad in excess’) multiply, releasing lactic acid and increasing the acidity of the environment (pH 5.8-6.5). This increased acidity makes the hindgut wall more permeable (‘leaky’) and research has shown that ‘laminitis trigger factors’ can escape into the bloodstream.By influencing the microbial balance of the hindgut in favour of fibre-digesting bacteria, pure protected yeast can help to maintain a near-neutral environment. (Our nutritionists also recommend a high-fibre, low sugar/starch total diet to optimise the environment in the hindgut).
**MOS (mannan oligosaccharides) bond with undesirable bacteria, removing them from the gut, leaving the beneficial, fibre-digesting bacteria free to multiply.
Ref. Work carried out by Dr C. Pollitt BVSc, PhD (University of Queensland), Dr D. Cuddeford BSc (Hons), PhD (University of Edinburgh) and others.
Feeding Instructions
TopSpec AntiLam is designed to be fed at a rate of 100g per 100kg bodyweight daily.TopSpec AntiLam is available in convenient 7.5kg plastic tubs (30 days supply for a 250kg pony), or economic 20kg sacks (40 days supply for a 500kg horse).
Once horses and ponies have recovered from laminitis, they can stay on TopSpec AntiLam
permanently. TopSpec Comprehensive Feed Balancer is a very safe product to use to help build correct condition if needed. If extra condition is not desirable we recommend that horses and ponies stay on TopSpec AntiLam for at least a year but after that they can be fed TopSpec Lite Feed Balancer.
Typical feed regime for a 12hh (250kgs) pony in the early stages of recovering from laminitis:
• 2.5kg (approx 1 flap of a small bale) late cut meadow hay (soaked as advised) per 24 hours
Plus two feeds per day - each containing:
• 125g TopSpec AntiLam (Brilliant multi-supplement including an effective hoof supplement, pro and prebiotic yeast products, a broad spectrum supplement and generous levels of anti-oxidants. High-Fibre, very low calorie, ‘Non-Heating’ pellet)
• 1kg TopChop Lite (‘Non-Heating’ alfalfa/straw chop with added mint and oil but no added molasses)
"I started talking to you six months ago when we started to bring Ernie back into work after 8 months off ill with a virus/stress induced laminitis and a hoof abscess (I had thought a couple of times we might lose him). I just want to let you know that Ernie is back in full work looking absolutely fabulous. This photograph is of him last month competing at medium level dressage. The physio last week commented that he was moving very well and looking very athletic along with her trainer, commenting that he is looking the best she’s seen him for 7/8 years and that was I feeding him? Thank you very much for all the support and advice that you gave me, I am a very big fan of your products and frequently recommend them to people when I’m asked what I feed my ponies."
Sharon Uden
