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For a number of reasons, I'm hoping to transition my gelding onto a diet of Triple Crown Complete (beetpulp-based, low carb and high fat feed from Southern States), supplemented with additional beetpulp and stabilized rice bran as needed, and a bit of chopped alfalfa.  Plus, good green grass this summer and free choice grass hay.

 

However, the ingredient list (see below) for TC Complete (almost at the end of the list) includes "Yucca Schidigera Extract", and I'm concerned that the yucca could show up in a drug test.  Should I be concerned?  Do the feed tags for Purina's Complete Advantage or Pennfield's Enduroevent Ener-G also include this ingredient (the full ingredient lists are not provided on their websites)?  Buckeye's Cadence and Training feeds do not include it.

 

If I go with a feed from a manufacturer other than Southern States, I'll have to spend a good deal of time driving around in order to get it, but I will do so if necessary.

 

Cindy

 

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Info from the Southern States website:

 

INGREDIENTS:

Shredded Beet Pulp, Steam Crimped Oats, Steam Flaked Barley, Dehulled Soybean Meal, Distillers Dried Grains, Wheat Middlings, Soybean Oil, Rice Bran, Alfalfa Meal, Soybean Hulls, Cane Molasses, Ground Limestone, Monocalcium-Dicalcium Phosphate, Salt, Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Sesquicarbonate, Magnesium Oxide, Calcium Carbonate, Hydrated Sodium Calcium Aluminosilicate, Magnesium Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Manganese Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Zinc Proteinate, Ferrous Sulfate, Iron Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Copper Sulfate, Cobalt Sulfate, Sodium Selenite, Ethylenediamine Dihydriodide, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (source of Vitamin K activity), Ascorbic Acid (source of Vitamin C activity), Riboflavin Supplement, Niacin Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Choline Chloride, Biotin, Thiamin Mononitrate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Beta Carotene, Trichoderma Longibrachiatum Fermentation Extract, Yeast Culture, Brewers Dried Yeast, Brewers Fermentation Solubles, Yeast Fermentation Solubles, Streptococcus Faecium Fermentation Product, Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Fermentation Solubles, Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product, Enterococcus Faecium Fermentation Product, Methionine Supplement, L-Lysine, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Fenugreek Seed, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Dehydrated Kelp, Lecithin, Propionic Acid (preservative).

ANALYSIS
Crude Protein (min.)	11.00%
Crude Fat (min.)	10.00%
Crude Fiber (max.)	15.00%
Lysine (min.)	0.50%
Methionine & Cystine (min.)	0.30%
Calcium (min.)	0.80%
Calcium (max.)	1.40%
Phosphorus (min.)	0.60%
Potassium (min.)	1.05%
Magnesium (min.)	0.45%
Iron (min.)	175.0 ppm
Zinc (min.)	100.00 ppm
Manganese (min.)	80.00 ppm
Copper (min.)	40.00 ppm
Selenium (min.)	0.35 ppm
Vitamin A (min.)	7000 IU/lb
Vitamin D (min.)	250 IU/lb
Vitamin E (min.)	100 IU/lb
Biotin (min.)	210 mcg/lb
Lactobacillus Acidophilus (min.)	1,000,000.00 CFU/gm
Sachromyces Cervisiae (min.)	1,900,000.00 CFU/gm
Cellulase (min.)	82.0 CMC-ase units/lb.
Protease (min.)	0.3 Northrup Units/lb.