another linseed question

[UKa]

Does anyone know how much micronised linseed can be safely fed without topping up on vitamin E? I am using it now to increase oil in the diet without using liquid oil and was told that I could safely feed 200ml of oil to my horse before supplementing. What quantity would it be for the linseed meal? 200g? Or no restriction? I know they say to feed approx 25 g per 100 g body weight but I am looking to feed more and as much as poss per day. I use the Charnwood one.

 

[Tnavas]

Not sure on the Vitamin E thing but to feed linseed for fattening you need to consider cooking it.

Raw Linseed should only be fed in small amounts, up to 1 cupful per day for a horse.

After that it needs to be boiled - I'm assuming your horse doesn't like the oil texture? If so will he cope with the slime texture of cooked Linseed?

 

[JillA]

Not sure on the Vitamin E thing but to feed linseed for fattening you need to consider cooking it.

Raw Linseed should only be fed in small amounts, up to 1 cupful per day for a horse.

After that it needs to be boiled - I'm assuming your horse doesn't like the oil texture? If so will he cope with the slime texture of cooked Linseed?

Boiling is the process essential to neutralise the acid created when raw linseed is soaked. Raw linseed can be fed but won't be digested very well because of the hard shell, micronized linseed isn't soaked so there is no acid but it is cooked (micronized) anyway.
I haven't heard of an upper limit, most people I know feed a mugful a day - my oldies get somewhere approaching that, divided between 2 meals.

 

[UKa]

Hi, ok, I have been feeding micronized linseed so it is ready to be fed. I have contacted the manufacturers (Charnwood) and they said that I can feed up to 200g to my mare without supplementing as up to that level she should be getting enough Vit E out of her other daily feeds (Alfa Oil, hi fibre cubes, Baileys Lo Cal and ad lib grass or hay).

 

[Tnavas]

Boiling is the process essential to neutralise the acid created when raw linseed is soaked. Raw linseed can be fed but won't be digested very well because of the hard shell, micronized linseed isn't soaked so there is no acid but it is cooked (micronized) anyway.
I haven't heard of an upper limit, most people I know feed a mugful a day - my oldies get somewhere approaching that, divided between 2 meals.

The acid reaction happens when the seed is broken and has nothing to do with soaking, which is unnecessary to do.

The horse digestive system can cope with up to 1 cupful daily without any problem.

Hopefully no one feeds raw Linseed whole as it must be either, ground, micronised or boiled.

If boiling ina large saucepan, add linseed to a good quantity of water along with a dessertspoon of salt, bring to boil and then simmer for 20 mins.