Re: [RC] ? for Susan, nutritional expert, Heidi, or whomever - Heidi Smith
>I have a friend who told me that by mistake
double the amount of soybean was put into her feed. Now her horses have
skin problems including a form of scratches as well as rain rot. She
thinks it is from too much soy from something she read. It is my feed
formula that she uses. I got it from my vet over 20 years ago. His
special interest was nutrition and I also took my formula to the extention
office for it to be analyzed. There is 20 pounds of soybean meal to 1000
pounds of oats and grain. We both live in the same area, have gone thru
the same wet weather, horses are out 24/7. My guys have no problems, all
her guys have some kind of skin problem. The only difference in the grain
is the biotin that she has added as well as double the amount of soybean
meal. I have never heard of anything like this. I would suspect that
the extra soybean meal might be her problem since it is the only thing
different. Any ideas?
I'm no expert on soybean meal (perhaps Susan will
comment further) but I'd be more inclined to think that the above symptoms would
more likely be due to something that her hay/forage is subtly lacking that
yours is not--selenium, zinc, and vitamin A come to mind.
