ridecamp@endurance.net: High protein feed and any chance of mad cow disease?

High protein feed and any chance of mad cow disease?

Ann Hatfield (keithr@nocdc.bc.ca)
Sat, 22 Mar 1997 08:10:08 -0800

I was reading the posts defining high protein feed, lower protein, etc. and
a chilling thought occurred to me. Some feeds here list the total
constituents, the sources from which they derive their fats, protein, etc.,
but not all do. I wonder in particular about the high protein feeds-do any
of them use animal meat to boost protein levels?

A friend bought a fine old horse at out local auction and on someone's
advice fed him hog feed which is very high in protein. ( Yes, we had a
discussion, she and I, about old horses' kidneys and lots of protein!) He
ate it and she bought another bag from a different feed mill later which he
wouldn't touch. She kindly gave it to me! I dumped it in the compost and
as it decomposed it reeked! It sure didn't smell like a vegetable protein
base. That bag did not identify the source of the protein.

Yecch. My bacon is being fed what? I eat little meat now and may yet
become a total vegetarian!

I can't remember-have we had mad cow disease crop up in North America? Mad
horse disease-that's all we need!

Ann

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