Micronised Linseed

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What are some good makes of Micronised Linseed for a good price and that tint like to get horses het up!

I currently use Charnwood Milling but the price is going up constantly so I’m looking for a cheaper alternative.

I usually buy in 20kg sacks so it’s more cost effective.

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I used to use charnwoods, however have swapped to omega rice and found it better over micronised linseed for weight gain and so better value as I've been using less and also haven't had the problems with rodents and birds going through poos.
 
I've done the same as @Squeak and swapped to Omega Rice as the rats were becoming a huge problem.
It's quite evident how poorly the seeds are milled after they are micronised, so much of them are left undigested in the horse poop. I ended up sieving my Charnwoods micronised linseed and I was so disappointed to see that after sieving a whole topspec mug 3/4's of it was actually whole seeds.
My conclusion was the product is far too expensive for the majority of it to be pooped out to become rat food.
 
I stopped buying micronised linseed because too much of it seems to be whole seeds that pass through the digestive system, not micronised at all, so a waste of a lot of money. I waste my money on a balancer now instead to go with their breakfast chaff and vegt.
 
i feed charnwoods micronised mainly for coat health and just a bit of a boost for winter, not directly for weight gain. if i swapped onto omega rice, would that also have same benefits?
 
I buy the British Horse Feeds micronised linseed, and not had problems with many whole seeds at all. I also like that it is in an opaque rather than transparent bag, which apparently helps preserve the omega 3. It is a bit pricier than Charnwood, but I feel it is worth it for the quality.

I am going to look in to Esters claim that it is cooked rather than micronsied though.
 
Charnwoods do repackage for some iirc. It was a good while but I seem to recall that pure feeds is theirs too so bhf’s might be. There’s long previous threads about how it affects the carbohydrate content
 
Cragrat said:
I buy the British Horse Feeds micronised linseed, and not had problems with many whole seeds at all. I also like that it is in an opaque rather than transparent bag, which apparently helps preserve the omega 3. It is a bit pricier than Charnwood, but I feel it is worth it for the quality.

I am going to look in to Esters claim that it is cooked rather than micronsied though.
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The Charnwood I use comes in a white opaque bag, I haven't seen any seeds, just opened a new bag.

The micronizing® process that Charnwood use is trademarked and not the same as saying micronising.

That doesn't mean it's necessarily better however when I looked at Marriages the starch content was different.


Just looked at my suppliers website and it has gone up to £29:15, it was £28.65 when I bought a month ago though it's been that for a while. However as I feed it as a supplement, about 150g a day, it's not a significant cost compared to other things
 
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criso said:
The Charnwood I use comes in a white opaque bag, I haven't seen any seeds, just opened a new bag.

The micronizing® process that Charnwood use is trademarked and not the same as saying micronising.

That doesn't mean it's necessarily better however when I looked at Marriages the starch content was different.


Just looked at my suppliers website and it has gone up to £29:15, it was £28.65 when I bought a month ago though it's been that for a while. However as I feed it as a supplement, about 150g a day, it's not a significant cost compared to other things
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Can i ask where you get it from at that price?
 
Anyone know what the omega 3:6 ratio is on omega rice? its not obvious on their website they just say lots of omega 3 , , (charnwoods is 4:1), the rice bran in OR is going to scupper that a bit as its 1:20
 
I used to use linseed to keep weight on one of my delicate ones throughout winter. I used Charnwood but he always looked thinner than I wanted. I’ve found that he domes better on good quality grass nuts and chaff.
 
I still use Charnwoods.
I don't seem to have the issue with whole seeds?

I pay £35/bag and I find it very good value for money.
I use 3 x topspec cups each day, across 2 horses. One just for coat etc and the other gets more for weight maintenance.
 
millitiger said:
I still use Charnwoods.
I don't seem to have the issue with whole seeds?
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You are so lucky, I have been overrun with rats this winter and was so worried about leptospirosis that I ended up getting a pest control man in, he said there has been a massive increase in rats this winter. The rats were scattering the horse poop all over the place while they were raking for whole linseed.
 
HBB said:
You are so lucky, I have been overrun with rats this winter and was so worried about leptospirosis that I ended up getting a pest control man in, he said there has been a massive increase in rats this winter. The rats were scattering the horse poop all over the place while they were raking for whole linseed.
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We've got a lot of rats at the stables but none have been through the poo and definitely no whole seeds in my bags so far, how odd!
 
@Crackerz Is it Charnwood’s that you use? Even their advert clearly shows whole seeds mixed through the milled product in the micronised linseed photo.

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Micronized Full Fat Linseed Meal

Linseed, in its raw state, contains the enzyme Linase, which, in moist conditions, can trigger the release of hydrogen cyanide. Micronization not only enhances feed value and palatability, but also destroys Linase, so that the resulting product can be fed direct to all stock. High in health...
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HBB said:
@Crackerz Is it Charnwood’s that you use? Even their advert clearly shows whole seeds mixed through the milled product in the micronised linseed photo.

xyqnei-48.myshopify.com

Micronized Full Fat Linseed Meal

Linseed, in its raw state, contains the enzyme Linase, which, in moist conditions, can trigger the release of hydrogen cyanide. Micronization not only enhances feed value and palatability, but also destroys Linase, so that the resulting product can be fed direct to all stock. High in health...
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Yes it's charnwoods but mine looks nothing like that picture....
 
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HBB said:
@Crackerz Is it Charnwood’s that you use? Even their advert clearly shows whole seeds mixed through the milled product in the micronised linseed photo.

xyqnei-48.myshopify.com

Micronized Full Fat Linseed Meal

Linseed, in its raw state, contains the enzyme Linase, which, in moist conditions, can trigger the release of hydrogen cyanide. Micronization not only enhances feed value and palatability, but also destroys Linase, so that the resulting product can be fed direct to all stock. High in health...
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If you’re worried about the whole seeds being in there, might be better just buying whole seeds in the first place, boiling them to split and create linseed jelly for your horses?
they love it, lovely shiny coats, and since all seeds get split while simmering, should be none left of interest to rats in the horse droppings.
Whole linseeds can be eaten by cattle and horses in small amounts - a few won’t poison them - but splitting dissipates the Prussia acid issue. And feeding whole linseeds doesn’t extract full value from them, either.
 
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