Re: More feed questions

["Mary Rose" <sloryder@fix.net>]

I have a  Question, What is the difference between rolled & Crimped
processing, do it affect the nutrition and digestion?

Mary Rose

-----Original Message-----
From: Susan Evans Garlinghouse <suendavid@worldnet.att.net>
To: Mia Nalias <arabs2go@yahoo.com>
Cc: RideCamp@endurance.net <RideCamp@endurance.net>
Date: Tuesday, January 12, 1999 1:08 PM
Subject: Re: More feed questions


>Mia Nalias wrote:
>>
>> Just my observation. When I feed whole oats, I can see them come out
>> in the manure - and so can the birds that tear apart the manure to eat
>> them. This is not observable by me or the birds when using rolled oats.
>
>I'm just reporting what's reported by clinical trials.:-)  You might
>consider adding a probiotic supplement from time to time that
>specifically contains both yeast and lactobacillus specie; the former
>species for better breaking down the fibrous outering shell of the
>grains, the latter for better digesting the starchy contents of the
>grain.
>
>
>> My feed supplier told me the rolled oats had a shelf life of 6 months.
>> I'm not sure where he got that information or whether it is accurate.
>> A good portion of that time was in cold weather which presumably would
>> help preserve.
>
>Also keep in mind that there CAN be considerable time between processing
>and when you actually buy the bag.  And that the difference between
>"fresh" and "rancid" isn't like an on-off switch, it's a gradual process
>that starts the moment the outer layer of the grain is broken into. 
>But, yes, where and how it's stored can make a big difference.
>> 
>> Is there a nutritional reason to switch from straight oats to COB?
>
>Yes, though it's certainly not life-threatening if you don't.  Any type
>of cereal grain is going to provide higher amounts of one nutrient and
>lower (possibly deficient) amounts of another.  For example, corn is
>higher in energy but lower in some of the trace minerals like managanese
>and zinc than are whole oats.  Oats are lower in energy, but a better
>source of sulfur than barley.  Barley is lower in energy than corn, but
>a better source of iron than corn, but also lower in iron than oats are.
>
>So the reason for using several grain sources is to provide a better
>across-the-board balance of nutrients, mostly at the trace mineral
>level.  For a totally balanced diet, the grain mix of course needs to be
>balanced with lots of good hay---which in most cases supplies the
>nutrients in which all cereal grains are lacking (primarily calcium).
>
>Hope this helps?
>
>Susan G
>
>