Baked linseed/micronised linseed question please..

[Dwyran_gold]

Looking through the vits and mins in baked linseed, which I give to all of my horses recently for the high protein and omega 3, I noticed it’s quite high in phosphorus, I’m concerned I should add a calcium supplement to balance this out? Any advice appreciated ??

 

[Shay]

If you feed a significant amount - more than 2 mugs a day - you should offer limestone flour as a balance. But very few peope feed that amount long term. If you are close to that and feeding long term (or feeding a breeding mare!) then just add limestone flour. You won't do any harm.

 

[Dwyran_gold]

If you feed a significant amount - more than 2 mugs a day - you should offer limestone flour as a balance. But very few peope feed that amount long term. If you are close to that and feeding long term (or feeding a breeding mare!) then just add limestone flour. You won't do any harm.

thank you for your advice, I’ll have a look in to limestone and perhaps get my grass and hay tested. I’ve been giving 2 cups a day, one in the morning and one at night comes to around 100g per day in all. X

 

[be positive]

thank you for your advice, I’ll have a look in to limestone and perhaps get my grass and hay tested. I’ve been giving 2 cups a day, one in the morning and one at night comes to around 100g per day in all. X

You usually know whether there is limestone in your area, hard or soft water is a good guide, if your kettle scales up there is probably more than adequate lime in the forage and water to balance out the linseed, if you are in a soft water area then you may want to add limestone flour.

 

[Shay]

There is actually very little absorbable calcium in hard water - roughly 0.8 - 1.2% - much of which is not bio available. The calcium in water, forage and feed would balance out small amounts of linseed. But if you feed larger amounts - or if you feed bran - you need more.

But 2 cups of lineed a day is not enough not need to supplement. You need to feed more than 500g per day. OP you are well short of that. (And your mugs are smaller!)

 

[Dwyran_gold]

There is actually very little absorbable calcium in hard water - roughly 0.8 - 1.2% - much of which is not bio available. The calcium in water, forage and feed would balance out small amounts of linseed. But if you feed larger amounts - or if you feed bran - you need more.

But 2 cups of lineed a day is not enough not need to supplement. You need to feed more than 500g per day. OP you are well short of that. (And your mugs are smaller!)

that’s great advice thank you X