Nutrena’s Empower has stabilized rice bran (calcium/phosphorus
balanced) mixed with flax in an amount that has a healthy Omega3/6 ratio.
From:
ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Terry Banister Sent: Saturday, May 09, 2009 9:59 PM To: nancy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; scswag@xxxxxxxxxxx; ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: [RC] rancid oil, omega 3 and 6's
I
read the same thing somewhere, but the article I read showed rice bran to be in
wrong omega-balance group for horses! Flax seed was in the best category.
Also, with rice bran, the calcium/phosphorus ratio has to be addressed (approx.
double calcium), or it leeches calcium from the bones. I don't think flax
has that issue. But, one of the few brands of rice bran to be
"calcium-balanced" is Equijewel, because of their unique
extrusion process. However, all the feed stores around here quit carrying it,
so I used to have it delivered directly from the maker, Kentucky Equine
Research(KER).
