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miss turbo Reg. Dec 2007	Posted 2015-02-17 7:16 AM Subject: New FEED post.. simple question....
Expert Posts: 1580 Location: Down South	Where can I send my feed to get it tested.? The other threads may have given this info but there are so many pages that I find it simplier to just ask the question on a new post instead of searching through the other threads. Thanks!
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Thistle2011 Reg. Mar 2012	Posted 2015-02-17 7:34 AM Subject: RE: New FEED post.. simple question....
The BHW Book Worm Posts: 1768	I was going to just test my feed but for it to do any good i would have to do it every time i bought feed or if 1 of my bags was a different lot number to be accurate. Testing is about 150 a pop and that doesnt include shipping or anything else. So sadly i switched feeds
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Run n on faith Reg. Nov 2005	Posted 2015-02-17 7:52 AM Subject: RE: New FEED post.. simple question....
Elite Veteran Posts: 1161 Location: East Texas	I just sent mine off to OSU
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miss turbo Reg. Dec 2007	Posted 2015-02-17 7:54 AM Subject: RE: New FEED post.. simple question....
Expert Posts: 1580 Location: Down South	Thistle2011 - 2015-02-17 6:34 AM I was going to just test my feed but for it to do any good i would have to do it every time i bought feed or if 1 of my bags was a different lot number to be accurate. Testing is about 150 a pop and that doesnt include shipping or anything else. So sadly i switched feeds Wow.. didn't know it would be that expensive. Thanks for the information on the testing. There is so much information to process and comprehend on feed, I'm trying to make an informed decision. I've only found 1 in my area that I would know for certain came from a clean mill every bag/every time. That's Total Equine and of course.. read mixed reviews on it. I feel like this.....
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CYA Ranch Reg. Feb 2008	Posted 2015-02-17 7:55 AM Subject: RE: New FEED post.. simple question....
More bootie than waist! Posts: 18425 Location: Riding Crackhead.	South Dakota Agricultural Laboratories 1006 32nd Avenue Suite 105 Brookings, SD 57006 Fax 605-692-7326 $125
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southernbarrelhorses Reg. Sep 2009	Posted 2015-02-17 1:17 PM Subject: RE: New FEED post.. simple question....
Location: Georgia	The problem with feed testing is the whole bag or all the bags in a batch may not be contaminated. The mixers are supposed to be flushed out between different feed types. But some of the medicated feed can be stuck in the mixer and not be flushed out. Then it can fall into the horse feed. That is why some of your horses can be affected at different levels of illness or not at all. Be sure you collect your samples from throughout the bag or bags. Or better yet, contact the lab and ask for specific directions on how to collect your samples. Take pics of the bag labels and label your samples correctly. Document everything in case you have a claim against the feed company. Also, if you pour your feed up into barrels and throw away the bags, keep the batch number label in case you suspect something later or there is a recall.
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rachellyn80 Reg. Jan 2004	Posted 2015-02-17 1:19 PM Subject: RE: New FEED post.. simple question....
Jr. Detective Location: Beggs, OK	OADDL at OSU aka: Oklahoma Disease Diagnostic Lab charges $100. http://cvhs.okstate.edu/oaddl
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Thistle2011 Reg. Mar 2012	Posted 2015-02-17 1:23 PM Subject: RE: New FEED post.. simple question....
The BHW Book Worm Posts: 1768	Yes i was in the same boat as you. ...i just wish adm would have stepped up and formal agreed to at least put medicated/cattle feed on different lines than horse feed products. Purina has made alot of changes in the last couple years so thats what i went back to. There active equine senior has really been pumped up.
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Thistle2011 Reg. Mar 2012	Posted 2015-02-17 1:25 PM Subject: RE: New FEED post.. simple question....
The BHW Book Worm Posts: 1768	rachellyn80 - 2015-02-17 1:19 PM OADDL at OSU aka: Oklahoma Disease Diagnostic Lab charges $100. http://cvhs.okstate.edu/oaddl Nice this is the most affordable i have seen
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FLITASTIC Reg. Jun 2012	Posted 2015-02-17 1:38 PM Subject: RE: New FEED post.. simple question....
Expert Posts: 5293	Like someone else mentioned, I'm not spending 100-150 a pop every time I buy feed. That's rediculous. Best thing to do is 1) buy feed from a clean mill or 2) KEEP samples from the feed you use in case there is a problem later you can then send sample for proof.
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BBrewster Reg. Jun 2012	Posted 2015-02-17 4:32 PM Subject: RE: New FEED post.. simple question....
Elite Veteran Posts: 600 Location: Oklahoma & Texas	A & M does it - and its cheap like 20-25 bucks... here's the link http://soiltesting.tamu.edu/ Also ** they will test your grains too - if you want to be sure they contain what they say on the label :) I had some safechoice tested - the special care - because it is guaranteed 100% corn free.. guess what... i saw corn bits in the pellets.. and guess what.. it came back w/small % of corn somehow got mixed in... yes.. i switched feed companies.. if they can "accidentally" mess that up - i dont want to worry about what else goes wrong that i can't visibly see. Edited by BBrewster 2015-02-17 4:35 PM
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daisycake123 Reg. Dec 2006	Posted 2015-02-17 6:43 PM Subject: RE: New FEED post.. simple question....
Sock Snob Posts: 3021	They need to put a dye in to the cattle addative, like they do tge on road fuel. Some colore that we can see or at least see with a special light.
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RoaniePonie11 Reg. Jan 2011	Posted 2015-02-17 6:49 PM Subject: RE: New FEED post.. simple question....
Expert Posts: 2685	I want to test some knock off omep powder. Do you think A&M would do that?
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bluerose2001 Reg. Mar 2009	Posted 2015-02-17 11:05 PM Subject: RE: New FEED post.. simple question....
Certified Snake Wrangler Posts: 1672 Location: North MS	Response to an email I sent UC Davis. We can test feed for monensin. The cost is 63.20 if you live in CA and 94.80 if you live outside CA. You can go to our website (www.cahfs.ucdavis.edu) to download a submittal form (standard submission form tab) and submit the sample to the Davis, CA location (at the bottom of the form). It would take about 7 to 10 working days to complete the testing.
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