Fw: feeding linseed meal

["GESA BRINKS" <gesaeqfx@pe.net>]

>Subject: Re: Re: feeding linseed meal to my thin horse
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>Hi Susan,  thanks for the feeding info.  Now I have a bag of linseed meal
>that I dont know what to do with.  Had no idea it was the same thing as
flax
>seed.  Duh!!  Maybe my goats and sheep would like it.  Hope so.  How come
it
>acts like a diuretic?  I got pretty shook up at how dehydrated he was.
Does
>the beet pulp balance out the rice bran  as far as the Ca/Phos ratio?  This
>is getting confusing.  I gotta find me some FatPak.!!!  Thanks again.
gesa>n clovis n sky


>-----Original Message-----
>From: guest@endurance.net <guest@endurance.net>
>To: ridecamp@endurance.net <ridecamp@endurance.net>
>Date: Thursday, May 04, 2000 7:52 PM
>Subject: RC: Re: feeding linseed meal to my thin horse
>
>
>>Susan Garlinghouse suendavid@worldnet.att.net
>>>Susan Garlinghouse suendavid@worldnet.att.net
>>     Hi Susan,  I have another question re: feed stuffs for ya.  Or anyone
>>else for that matter.  I am having a tough time putting weight on my new
>>horse Sky.  I am currently doing the "Panacur purge".  3 more days to go
on
>>it.  He was very wormy when he came to Ca.  He will tie up on grain so I
>>nixed the c.o.b. mix.  I have him on beet pulp and rice bran.  I had him
on
>>flax seed until I realized it was making him dehydrate.  (Didnt know it
>also
>>acted as a diuretic!) Oops.  I just bought some linseed meal to add more
>fat
>>to his diet, but,  how much do I feed him????  This is a new feed stuff
for
>>me and I dont have a clue how much to give.  I started with 1/2 of a 1 lb
>>coffee can today.  First time feeding it.   He also gets bermuda hay in
the
>>a.m. and timothy or barley hay in the p.m. (cant afford too much timothy @
>>$20.00 per bale!!!)  Any thoughts or suggestions on this matter will be
>>appreciated.   Thank you in advance.   gesa
>>
>>Hey Gesa,
>>The first you oughta know is that linseed meal and flaxsed are the same
>thing.:-)  One is a whole seed, the other is ground up.  So you haven't
>changed his diet too much so far.  In any event, there are some better
>alternatives to linseed for adding fat---if nothing else, linseed is very
>high in digestible protein, and you're already providing plenty of protein
>with grass hay.  Since grain isn't working for you, and you're already
>feeding him beet pulp, then if you want to supply some fat (which is a good
>idea), then Just Add Fat.  You're already getting some in the rice bran, I
>personally don't recommend feeding more than two pounds tops per
day---given
>the rest of your ration, you'll be upsetting the Ca:P ratio and I'm not a
>huge fan of rice bran, anyway, certainly not in large amounts (an opinion
>that has the rice bran manufacturers out for my head).<g>  For that matter,
>you might be on the edge of an inverted ratio, anyway.  Ask me again next
>week after finals and I'll cr!
>>unch the numbers for you.  Anyway, you can add more fat either in the form
>of vegetable oil (any type except linseed oil will do), or via one of the
>dry fat supplements, ie FatPak.  Wouldn't be a bad idea to increase his vit
>E a bit, as well---just get a bottle of the vit E gelcaps from WalMart and
>chuck one into his beet pulp.  One cap a day will suffice.
>>
>>You can probably also increase his beet pulp, it's okay to feed up to
about
>half of his total daily ration (dry weight)in the form of beet pulp.  Or
you
>might try one of the beet-pulp-based complete feeds, like Complete
>Advantage.  There's some grain in there, but not tremendous amounts, see if
>he can tolerate that.  You can still add fat to that ration.
>>
>>Hope this helps you out.  :-)
>>
>>Susan Garlinghouse
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