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[RC] Gamma-oryzanol (was: Yucca, etc.) - k s swigart


Stefanie said:


The problem is, rice bran contains gamma-oryzanol, which
?is also a prohibited substance.


I checked the AERC's list of prohibited substances, and, indeed, gamma-oryzanol 
is on it.? Interestingly enough, it isn't just rice bran that contains 
gamma-oryzanol, wheat bran, corn and barley oil, and?(get this) oats?also 
contain it.? And it is in a lot of other plants too.

It looks to me like gamma-oryzanol is another one of those substances that 
might have ended up on the AERC's prohibited substance list without giving due 
consideration to where it comes from.? I don't think the AERC really intended 
to write a rule that prohibited participants from feeding oats to their 
horses.? If so, it is a damned silly rule.


How do you handle this problem? Do you still
?feed rice bran or feed containing rice products?


Personally, I don't feed rice bran but not because it contains gamma-oryzanol 
but rather because it contains a rather inordinate amount of phosphorus (which 
I would rather not mess with); however, I do feed oats (also contain 
phosphorus, but not as much as rice bran).

kat
Orange County, Calif.
:)


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