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Location: North Dakota | wishes4kissez - 2015-04-13 9:23 PM Yes its added to the grain ration. My mare is ten gets riden 4-6 times a week with only one or two generally being hard work outs. She's just getting forco and a scoop of a complete feed. I wanted to just add rice bran but she suggested this instead. I think I will go with the rice bran! It's all included in my board and I know the rice bran is more expensive than the other grains so that's probably why she was wanting me to do that instead.
Yes, definitely go with the rice bran. I wouldn't feed the one she recommended if I was paid to. |
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Common Sense and then some
Location: So. California | I wouldn't feed that either. Generally, when you read an ingredient list, they are listed in descending order of predominance by weight/volume. The first few items arel listed as "products" not an actual product (i.e. Rice Bran, Oats). The way I read that label is a whole lot of filler with no real substance. Not my cup of tea! |
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 Warrior Mom
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| wishes4kissez - 2015-04-13 10:23 PM
I do my own grain bags out of what's available and add forco so I can mix whatever is available myself I just never know what to feed! She gets Alfalfa hay for PM meal and grass am. would you still add alf pellets?
It wouldn't hurt to add alfalfa pellets to your ration. Wouldn't take but a lb or so. |
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Location: The Oklahoma plains. | Anniemae - 2015-04-13 11:49 PM I wouldn't feed that either. Generally, when you read an ingredient list, they are listed in descending order of predominance by weight/volume. The first few items arel listed as "products" not an actual product (i.e. Rice Bran, Oats). The way I read that label is a whole lot of filler with no real substance. Not my cup of tea!
Grain products are grains, it just gives the feed maker flexibility in cost pricing and keeping the label to spec. As all the others have said, I would choose a fixed formula product whenever possible.
By law, they still equal 14% protein and all other specs ect but if soybean meal is cheaper they may remove some corn and sub sbm which can cause digestive upset and change the taste. (for example only)
But also realize if you are buying rice bran from a mill, it is most likely not stabilized so it has a very short life span before it goes rancid. In that case I would choose a national label or rice bran pellet for safety reasons. JMO. |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | TurnLane - 2015-04-14 9:14 AM Anniemae - 2015-04-13 11:49 PM I wouldn't feed that either. Generally, when you read an ingredient list, they are listed in descending order of predominance by weight/volume. The first few items arel listed as "products" not an actual product (i.e. Rice Bran, Oats). The way I read that label is a whole lot of filler with no real substance. Not my cup of tea! Grain products are grains, it just gives the feed maker flexibility in cost pricing and keeping the label to spec. As all the others have said, I would choose a fixed formula product whenever possible.
By law, they still equal 14% protein and all other specs ect but if soybean meal is cheaper they may remove some corn and sub sbm which can cause digestive upset and change the taste. (for example only)
But also realize if you are buying rice bran from a mill, it is most likely not stabilized so it has a very short life span before it goes rancid. In that case I would choose a national label or rice bran pellet for safety reasons. JMO.
Stabilized rice bran is available directly from the mill and many of them even sell it in bags. There is no need to buy the $30+ per bag national brands, just keep in mind that you need something to balance the ca:ph ratio. I feed it with alfalfa pellets or chaffhay. |
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| Thanks everyone for the suggestions! I think I will slowly start switching both my mares to oats rice bran and alf pellets and go away from the processed stuff altogether! Been trying to cut processed stuff out of my diet and feel a lot better myself so maybe it will be positive for them too! I just wonder if I will need a vitamin supplement then? |
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Warrior Mom
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| wishes4kissez - 2015-04-14 11:19 AM
Thanks everyone for the suggestions! I think I will slowly start switching both my mares to oats rice bran and alf pellets and go away from the processed stuff altogether! Been trying to cut processed stuff out of my diet and feel a lot better myself so maybe it will be positive for them too! I just wonder if I will need a vitamin supplement then?
If I were going to feed alfalfa pellets oats and rice bran... I would add a concentrate vitamin / mineral to it, but that's just me. There are plenty out there to chose from. |
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The Advice Guru
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| You said your horse was an easy keeper up until now with no supplements .
This is a red flag for me, why is she losing weight? Ulcer? Teeth?
As for the feed, I would go with the alfalfa pellets, up the poundage, and add the rice bran, and give the max I can with that. |
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