Re: Wheat Germ?

["Susan Garlinghouse" <suendavid@worldnet.att.net>]

Wheat germ is just part of the whole wheat grain, it's where the majority of
the protein and oil occurs.  So wheat germ meal is high in fat, high in
protein.  Not high enough to be adding anything significant to the ration
unless you're feeding more than a pound or so (which would be a bad idea),
but it probably makes the owner feel good.

Susan G
----- Original Message -----
From: <SoulsSerenade@aol.com>
To: <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2000 8:21 PM
Subject: RC: Wheat Germ?


> Okay.....I have a question.
>     I keep my horse in a (cross-fenced) pasture with my old horse, Drifter
> (someone else owns him now...but he still lives there).  His new owner,
Lisa,
> is out of town and she asked me to feed him.  So.....Saturday, when I went
to
> feed him, I found an ESSAY (well, not exactly, but pretty much) on what to
> feed the guy.
> She doesn't ride him much, but he's kind of a hard keeper so she is always
> trying to shovel more food into the guy.  Personally, I think she's got
her
> system all wrong.  She feeds him grain and hay.....To me, it seems like
she
> should give him more hay.  Right now she gives him two flakes of
> grass/alfalfa, once a day (and grain...but I'll get to that later).  Two
> flakes isn't all that much, so I don't see why she doesn't give him an
extra
> flake or so...
> Instead, she gives him the two flakes of hay, and a mixture of cob with
> molasses, a scoop of some kind of vitamin/mineral mix, wheat germ oil, and
> wheat germ....uhh...what's it called.......wheat germ meal?  I'm not
> sure...but it is wheat germ something and it looks like a combination of
saw
> dust and rice bran.
> Anyways.....can someone tell me what wheat germ meal/oil is?
> thanks
> Renee
>
>
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