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[RC] re: [RC] Nutrena & Purina? - Trail PalNuts! I bought some powdered rice bran to balance the calcium in the beetpulp I feed. The guys told me it wasn't stabilized, but I thought being cold now, it wouldn't be an issue. I see from this (and from some quick online research) that "a particular enzyme causes rancidity within hours of the rice milling process". So I have about 40 lbs left. Will it at least balance the beetpulp? Or am I doing more damage by feeding it? My old guy gets 2 lbs BP daily, the youngsters get about 1 lb. Two of the youngsters are pregnant, while the third is a coming 3 year old. Can they utilize the "extra" calcium? Inquiring minds and all that... Rosalie Susan Garlinghouse, DVM said: "Not to be the voice of doom, Karen---however, keep in mind that rice bran that retails for $5.70 a bag is almost certianly not going to be a stabilized product, and thus the fat content was rancid before it ever left the processing mill. Meaning the original source, not your local feed producer, and no aspersions on Bar Ale, they have nothing to do with it. So, that being the case, IMO, unstabilized rice bran is a very low quality feed for horses. Yes, the calories are still there, but the rancidity of the fat content outweighs the benefits of the fat calories." ===== Rosalie Marley Ride the Tiger! http://TigerHorseFarms.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Find out what made the Top Yahoo! Searches of 2003 http://search.yahoo.com/top2003 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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