Feeding rapeseed oil to horses?

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Has anyone fed rapeseed oil to horses? I know it is not the done thing at the moment but a friend of mine is researching (or has persuaded me to research!) the possibility.

It would be cold pressed rapeseed oil and is high in omega 3 and 6 and vitamin E

And thoughts would be great!
 
Yup - I feed it. It is what is sold in Tesco and Sainsburys as 'vegetable oil'. I understand that the ratio of Omega 3s to Omega 6s is better than in oils such as sunflower.
 
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So vegetable oil is actually rapeseed oil? just to get my facts straight!

[/ QUOTE ] Not necessarily! Presumably any oil of vegetable origin could be called vegetable oil. However, supermarkets do seem to prefer to market their rapeseed oil as 'vegetable oil' for some reason. I can confirm that what Sainsburys sell as 'vegetable oil' is definitely 'rapeseed oil', and the vegetable oil I used to get from Tesco was also rapeseed oil. However, that doesn't mean that every oil marked 'vegetable oil' is necessarily of rapeseed origin.
 
Thanks for that
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I guess it is the cheapest?
 
Use cold pressed Flax oil if you can.

Knowing what I know now, I'd never feed any hydrogenated oil to any animal or human again. Any oil which can be stored for long periods after opening or in clear bottles are hydrogenated for a better shelf life

It is a slow acting poison
 
Gulp! I didn't realise that veg oil was hydrogenated - I carefully avoid processed foods with trans fats in, but use veg oil for cooking and have actually seen it recommended for human use due to the good ratio of Omega 3s to Omega 6s.

Can you direct me to more info on this subject?
 
The hydrogenation process makes oil solid, so unless it looks like lard it isn't hydrogenated. I use rapeseed oil for cooking, it is totally tasteless for frying and very crispy if you know what I mean. I also use olive oil but the horses don't get that!
 
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The hydrogenation process makes oil solid, so unless it looks like lard it isn't hydrogenated.

[/ QUOTE ] Well that's what I thought, but am confused now
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Hmmm ... but I've just found this link:

http://www.tfx.org.uk/page13.html

Which says:

"One little-known source of trans fat is canola / rapeseed oil. The trans fat occurs as a result of processing, which takes place at high temperature. The raw seed begins with a high level of beneficial omega-3 oils, however these tend to oxidise during processing producing off, rancid odours. During deodorisation, some of the omega-3 fatty acids are converted to trans.

The proportion converted to trans is highly variable - in general, UK oils have low levels of trans, however Researchers at the University of Florida at Gainesville, found that liquid canola / rapeseed oils sold in the USA contained as much as 4.6 percent trans fat. Currently this trans fat content is not usually listed on labels and consumers have no way of knowing it is present. "
 
Oooh-er. They've been keeping that one quiet! Mind you, the UK oils are less than 4.6%, so possibly virtually nothing, but still... Makes you wonder how the processing affects all oils? Am not too worried as a bottle of oil lasts about six months, I get through more olive oil than vegetable. Will think twice about buying rapeseed again though...
 
Well I used to use olive oil in preference too, then switch to rapeseed oil when I saw the stuff about the omega levels. Might see if I can get more info from the manufacturers.
 
Thanks - TGM posted that link, and I was shocked! Not to mention wrong. Mind you, the proportion of HVO in terms of % appears to be smaller than in a lot of manufactured foods. I have been avoiding it for years, and there is much more awareness of it now. It has been removed from a lot of foods, which is excellent.
 
All interesting and more than a bit confusing! My friend is planning on setting up a biofuel plant and producing diesel and is now also considering oil, seeing as my dad is a food scientist he is on his way round to discuss all this and i get to do my bit with the horse feeding!!!

Will see what it all throws up and keep you posted, thanks
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Burn it in cars by all means, but if its used as a foodstuff, it needs to be handled properly.

Type 2 Diabetes can affect both people and animals.

The Trans fats in oils are used in animal feeds and as they end up in the tissues, will end up in pet food which has also given rise to this type of illness right the way through the fod chain.

A bit more on this is here http://www.diabetes.co.uk/newforum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=75&whichpage=1
 
I had never really considered trans fats till tonight when we were discussing it all. I have a bottle of cold pressed rapeseed oil given to me from an unrelated source and it says on the bottle no trans fatty acids.

Any way still in the early stages so got to give it all a lot of thought and research but my dad is going to help look into it all, he is one of top food scientists in country so we should be safe!
 
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