Home Current News News Archive Shop/Advertise Ridecamp Classified Events Learn/AERC
Endurance.Net Home Ridecamp Archives
ridecamp@endurance.net
[Archives Index]   [Date Index]   [Thread Index]   [Author Index]   [Subject Index]

[RC] Peanut Hulls - Patti Kuvik

some of these old horse traders in my area make their own horse feed and

use peanut hulls in their >mix.  anyone heard of this?  is there any
nutritional value available to horses from peanut hulls?   >cowboy ed

Dairy One has analysis of 19 samples (but not every sample had every test
done).
http://www.dairyone.com/Forage/FeedComp/disclaimer.asp
Go to the main library and look in "Energy Feeds, dry" for Peanut Hulls.
Averages:
Crude protein 11.5%, crude fiber 27.8%, low sugar/starch (NSC 3.2%).
2g calcium per pound, Ca:P close to 2:1.  Low calories (they only tested for
cows, not horses).
More trace minerals than many hays, (but also shows high iron - very likely
that a sample was contaminated with dirt and skewed the averages).
Could be a good protein and fiber source when you want to keep calories
down, looks somewhat comparable to soybean hulls that are used extensively
in commercial feeds - but I'd want to check lysine and methionine to get an
idea of the protein quality.

Patti K
Vail AZ


=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

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!!

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=