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| Member: huf5 |
Posted on Wednesday, Feb 25, 2009 - 9:25 am: Thank you Dr.O, I have read your article on Beet Pulp.I just had an additional question, as I could not find an article on it (perhaps my search methods were not good enough) I have my horses on Blue-Seal products currently, but would like to switch them to (most likely) a product called Fat&Fibre: CP: 15%, Fat: 6.5%, I have a 12 year old Anglo-Trakehner, (soon to be) 3 year old Lusitano filly, and a 2-3 year old American Shetty mix pony (38"). Currently I have the gelding on Blue-Seal Demand: CP: 16%, Fat: 6.5%, he get's one pound per day + 1/3 of a cup of whole oats, and occasionally I add flax seed (1/8 of a cup?), and he keeps his weight well. Otherwise they have free-choice hay. The hay quality was not as good last year, Protein in my hay: 8%. The pony get's a little hand-ful of Demand, with a sprinkle of oats. The filly is on sun-shine plus from Blue-Seal, CP: 30%, Fat: 3%, she receives 1lbs a day plus the oats and flaxseed. She used to be on Demand (1lbs a day) and gained a few pounds too many. Since I have 2 growing animals, will switching them to fat&fibre have enough value for growth? They also receive a loose mineral (currently: Shurgain: 14-9)and free-choice salt (white, block & loose), access to plenty of water. The reason I have added this into the Beet-Pulp discussion, is that I am wondering if adding beet-pulp to the fat&fibre will be a good additive to up the protein levels for the growing horses? (my reason for switching is trying to get away from too many pre-mixes - I am trying to stay a simple as possible - of course if you have other recommendations, please, I am all ears) Thank you 
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| Member: dres |
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| Member: huf5 |
Posted on Wednesday, Feb 25, 2009 - 12:02 pm: Thank you Dr.O, I will review the minerla/vitamin article right away.Hi Ann, I did exactly that, but in her first winter (6 months old) (North-east-coast winter: starts in late October/early Nov and last all the way thru to March/April, with an average of 2 feet of snow and temperatures going from +2 degrees Celcius and -32 degrees Celcius) while I was pregnant with twins (didn't see her thru the worst 3 months of the winter) she lost soo much weight, it was very scary, poor fur quality, listless, I had to start supplementing with something. I know many people who do not supplement their warmblood foals, hence I didn't either, each their own  Thank you 
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