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I read about a barn that got a bag of alphlfa cubes that had blister beetles 
in them and some horses died.It was in Horse Illustrated or something last 
year.






> From: "Bonnie Davis" <horsecamping@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,"Lif Strand" <lif@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [RC]   Alfalfa Pellets
> Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2003 19:24:44 -0800
>
> There probably have been blister beetles in alfalfa used for pelleting
> already.  But pelleting 'kills' the bugs and then they're ground up, heated
> and in the pelleting process the heating process for pelleting reaches a 
> 180
> degrees and hotter.  Not much 'bug' left by then.....
>
> Bonnie Davis
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lif Strand" <lif@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 3:08 PM
> Subject: Re: [RC] Alfalfa Pellets
>
>
> > I am curious what the possibility is of blister beetles getting in 
> alfalfa
> > being used for pelleting.  Has this ever happened?  Could it happen?  If
> > not, why not?
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