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Discussion on Beet pulp shreds vs beet pulp pellets
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New Member:
fern281
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Posted on Monday, Mar 29, 2010 - 12:03 pm:
I give my CTR horse about 2 pounds (dry weight) of beet pulp in addition to his regular feed (1 lb morning and 1 lb nite) for additional fiber. My local feed store has switched from shreds to pellets. Is there any nutrition/fiber difference between the two? I'm a "soaker" and my horse eats both equally well, altho I will say that the soaked shreds look more appealing :-)
Thanks,
Mary
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DrO
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Posted on Tuesday, Mar 30, 2010 - 4:39 pm:
Hello Mary, it depends on how highly processed the pellets are. If they are cut fine and steamed prior to pelleting (very likely) there may be a slight decrease in the non-digestible fiber and certainly the fiber will be of a shorter length. Though nutritionally this is not a big deal it may provide less "scratch factor" which might increase wood chewing.
DrO
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New Member:
fern281
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Posted on Wednesday, Mar 31, 2010 - 7:01 pm:
Thanks Dr O- I've found another feed store that carries the shreds (although not my regular feed) Guess I'll be making 2 stops :-)
Mary
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stek
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Posted on Thursday, Apr 1, 2010 - 10:48 am:
Mary I prefer the shreds to pellets, if for no other reason than it takes less soaking time. Though the brand we use looks identical after soaking.
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stek
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Posted on Thursday, Apr 1, 2010 - 10:49 am:
Meant to ask .. what does CTR stand for?
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