Re: soybean meal

[Susan Evans Garlinghouse <suendavid@worldnet.att.net>]

I think the main problem you'll have in buying a 55 gallon drum is how
to avoid the large amount of air space inside the drum as you use it up,
which is going to really increase the rate at which it goes
rancid/oxidizes.  I usually suggest that people not buy more than they
can use up in about two weeks time.  However, if you can either pour it
into smaller jugs, or somehow keep the 55 drum airtight with no air
introduced as you use it up, then that would be fine.  95% of the
benefit you're looking for in feeding fats is the caloric density of it,
and so the source of the oil doesn't matter nearly as much as the
quality of the oil.  So soybean oil is fine.

As far as the vitamin E content, you might want to check with your
doctor again about that...soybeans (or soybean oil) have a fairly low E
content, although it's commonly used as a carrier for other forms of
vitamin E.  So soybean oil itself would not be a source for E, you'd
have to supplement that elsewhere.

Susan G

Maggie Mieske wrote:
> 
> I don't know about the meal but the nutritionist for the local feed store that I
> consulted suggested that since I feed oil, I might want to consider using soybean
> oil.  I can get that even cheaper than the vegetable oil as the feed place can buy
> it in 55 gallon drums... we are checking out how many people we have converted to
> using oil (we have suggested it to several of our clients...hubby is a farrier) to
> see if we'll use it up fast enough.  Perhaps Susan has some info on soybean oil?
> I know my dr. prescribed Vitamin E for me, the "real" kind made from soybean oil
> for some hormonal problems and it works!!!  Would soybean oil like that have the
> benefits of added Vitamin E?  Any additional info is appreciated!
> Maggie
> 
> BREJD@aol.com wrote:
> 
> >   Does anyone feed soybean meal for weight gain??? I have feed it to my foals
> > when I wean them and to my endurance horses and they seem to hold their weight
> > better.
> >  I dont know if it really helps, but my vet said to give it a try. My babies
> > look great, and my endurance horses are fat.
> >    Dory
> >