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Discussion on Calcium/Phosphorous ratio in beet pulp
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Vrich
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Posted on Saturday, Mar 12, 2005 - 7:54 am:
DrO ~I have a boarder who insists that I refrain from giving her 2 year old gelding beet pulp because the phosphorous level is too high and the ratio of phosphorous to calcium prevents him from adequately absorbing the calcium he needs. In your article on basic nutrition, it states that the Ca level in beet pulp is .7% and the P level is .1%. I give each of the horses about 3 cups of soaked flaked beet pulp and alfalfa cubes in the morning before hay and grain. I have provided her with a comprehensive article on beet pulp and find it hard to believe that such a small amount (or even a large amount) of beet pulp can be detrimental to his growth and development. Can you help clear up our conflicting views? Thanks!
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DrO
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Posted on Saturday, Mar 12, 2005 - 12:22 pm:
Hello Val,
What more can I say than what is in the article that would make a difference? All I can do is repeat beet pulp is low in phosphorous (not high) it is the calcium that is a tad high and our article gives suggestions to balance these nutrients.
DrO
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Vrich
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Posted on Saturday, Mar 12, 2005 - 8:59 pm:
Thanks, DrO ~ I'm sorry I wasted your time. Sometimes I don't have the credibility I think I should have and sometimes what I say, supported with scientific information, still hasn't the validity that comes with those 3 little letters after your name. Thanks for being the horse's mouth I needed.
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DrO
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Posted on Sunday, Mar 13, 2005 - 7:55 am:
If we get the point across it was not a waste of time Val.
DrO
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