Re: COB Mix

["Susan Garlinghouse" <suendavid@worldnet.att.net>]

>  According to the suppler, roasting makes the grain much more accessible
> - absorbable FASTER, instead of passing through the first of the tummy
> "loops" unnoticed.   And it really smells good!!  Kinda like popcorn.
> And I tasted it today - yummmmm.
>
> Karen in PA


Nope.  Heat-processing starch makes it more bioavailable for monogastric
species (dogs, pigs, humans) but not for either equine or ruminant species.
Too much heat can actually make some of the amino acids *less* available.
But assuming the heat wasnt too high (and in all likelihood it wasnt), then
roasting grain won't do any harm, just no added benefit---unless the horse
is refusing "raw" grain when he needs it and snarfing up the French Roast.

Make sure this wasn't just a marketing tactic to charge more money. :-)

Susan G