Sweet feed versus pellets or extruded

[Sarah Ralston <ralston@AESOP.RUTGERS.EDU>]

	Benefits relative to sweet feed:

Lower glucose/insulin spikes-less peak and valley effect
Less chance of mold in hot weather
Soak into a wonderful mash consistency when water added
Can get virtually any combination of fat/fiber/protein nowadays
Horses can't sift out ingredients (though it's easier to sift out additives
      if pellets fed dry)
Can get higher percentage fat into the extruded than is practical with sweet
       
Deteriments relative to sweet feed

Danger of choke if fed dry and horse a greedy eater
Can't tell what's in there-need to rely on company quality control (only
	buy from reputable companies)
Extruded, especially, tends to be more expensive
Often less palatable than sweet but that means the horses eat them more
slowly,
    a possible benefit.

Sarah and Fling (love that extruded feed, Mom)