Re: More feed questions

["Mary Rose" <sloryder@fix.net>]

I have heard( but not why) that rolled is better than crimped, does it
matter?

Mary Rose

-----Original Message-----
From: Susan Evans Garlinghouse <suendavid@worldnet.att.net>
To: Mary Rose <sloryder@fix.net>; Mia Nalias <arabs2go@yahoo.com>
Cc: RideCamp@endurance.net <RideCamp@endurance.net>
Date: Saturday, January 23, 1999 9:52 AM
Subject: Re: More feed questions


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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Mary Rose <sloryder@fix.net>
>To: suendavid@worldnet.att.net <suendavid@worldnet.att.net>; Mia Nalias
><arabs2go@yahoo.com>
>Cc: RideCamp@endurance.net <RideCamp@endurance.net>
>Date: Saturday, January 23, 1999 8:43 AM
>Subject: Re: More feed questions
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>>I have a  Question, What is the difference between rolled & Crimped
>>processing, do it affect the nutrition and digestion?
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>>Mary Rose
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>Very similar, both just mean that the grains are steam-heated and go
through
>a pressure process so that the grain is squished and broken up a bit.  From
>the nutrition point of view, it doesn't affect it as long as the grain is
>fed fairly quickly.  If it's kept around for more than a month or so,
>depending on circumstances like heat, etc, then some of the fat-soluble
>vitamins will oxidize somewhat.  As long as the horse's teeth are in good
>shape, and he doesn't bolt his food, rolling or crimping won't increase
>digestibility for the soft grains like oats, but is increased by about 5-6%
>for hard grains like corn and barley.
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>The process does increase the moisture content of the grain, so  a fifty
>pound bag of processed grain actually contains slightly less actual grain
>(and more water) (like maybe a few pounds) than does a fifty pound bag of
>unprocessed grains.  So getting processed grains is more or less cost
>effective if you're buying corn or barley, but not if you're buying oats.
>But it's also not hugely critical either way.
>
>Hope this helps,
>
>Susan G
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