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>   Amber's comments about beet-pulp and colic makes > Is it possible that a
soup of fruit, water and beet pulp, left
> sitting long enough on a warm day, might ferment if and possibly
> result in a belly-ache?  Susan G - any thoughts?
It might, depending on heat and so on.  I don't think it goes "bad" per se,
as in mold, etc, but the by-products of fermentation might create some
gassiness.  You can usually sniff a bag of soaked beet pulp and tell when
it's started fermenting---hard to describe, just sort of a yeasty, acidy
sort of odor.  Not far off from the Budweiser brewery down the road,
actually. <g>

The soup of carrots, apples and beet pulp is still good stuff, but it might
be worth it to use the shredded beet pulp, pack it up dry and only add the
water at the vet check.  The shreds usually soak up the water pretty
quickly, wouldn't be a bad idea for the checks more than a few hours out
from the start.

I haven't caught all of this thread, but beet pulp is also a lot more likely
to cause some gas if the horse isn't normally getting it at home.  That
soluble fiber is highly fermentable and can do a number if he's not used to
it.  If you don't feed it at home---don't feed it at a ride.

Susan G



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