feeding micronised linseed

[scribble]

spillers have recommended that if I want to feed Charnwood micronized linseed then I need to add vitamin e too to balance it. I am planning on feeding up to 200grams per day for shine and energy plus 675 grams of either spillers daily balancer or Baileys stud balancer. I cant find vit e levels in either of these.

Does anyone else feed additional vit e levels at this level of Linseed.

 

[ester]

no, I feed equimins advanced complete but nothing on top of that.

 

[TotalMadgeness]

Interesting! I feed Charnwood micronized linseed too and have been blissfully unaware of the Vit E thing. Did spillers explain why Vit E is needed to balance it?

 

[ihatework]

I have to say Im not a big fan of feeding micronised linseed alone, although I appreciate I’m in the minority. I much prefer to use omega rice, which is a linseed and rice bran pellet that is balanced with Vit E

 

[DD]

I have fed micronized linseed for years with n0 added vitamins. vit E is required apparently to help with the fat digestion but as horses only tend to get a mug full or so a day it isn't in excessive amounts and as far as I am aware they can cope well with that. feed with chaff and either straights or pony nuts/mix

 

[SEL]

Fat reduces the efficiency with which horses can utilise vitamin E which is why it needs supplementing. There won't be much in grass in winter and hay loses it's vitamin E content - but if you're feeding a balancer then I would expect it to have some in.

 

[supsup]

The Spillers Daily Balancer contains 1800 IU/kg, as per their webpage. I don't think I'd worry about extra Vit E unless you're feeding a seriously high fat diet, e.g. for a PSSM horse. To me, 200g (containing 70g fat) don't constitute a high fat diet yet.

 

[scribble]

The Spillers Daily Balancer contains 1800 IU/kg, as per their webpage. I don't think I'd worry about extra Vit E unless you're feeding a seriously high fat diet, e.g. for a PSSM horse. To me, 200g (containing 70g fat) don't constitute a high fat diet yet.

Thanks supsup thats helpful

 

[OLDGREYMARE]

My two have about 100gms of micronized linseed,with the recommended amount of spillers daily balancer every day along with salt and chaff because they have been on restricted grazing. They are well and shiny when they are not covered in mud.

 

[Pinkvboots]

I feed it and don't supplement it as they don't get fed enough of it to be classed as high fat.