Beyond The Feed Tag

Randel Raub, PhDPurina Mills, St. Louis, MO.

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Randel Raub, PhDPurina Mills, St. Louis, MO.

Name of feed

Class of horse

Guaranteed analysis

Ingredients

•Feeding directions (on other side)

•Date code on the “tape” (Julian date coding or actual date)

What does the tag tell you?• Potentially toxic ingredient safe guards?• Ingredient quality?• Source of ingredients?• Analytical Testing to insure nutritional

accuracy and consistency?• Is there real research and testing involved in

the development of the product?• Who formulates the feed and how is it

formulated?• Professional support and education?

Does what is not on the tag make a

difference??

Would it make a difference to this horse??

How do you know what you are getting??

Professionally trained,

affectionate and house

broke dog free to good

home

How Important Is Trust ??

Ionophore and other drug contamination

• Ionophore / drug free manufacturing system

• Ionophore / drug safe manufacturing system

• Sure hope this doesn't kill your horse manufacturing system

Approved Suppliers

• All ingredients (except grains) must be purchased from pre-approved suppliers

• Approval process includes:– Supplier Evaluation Survey completed– Sample submitted for evaluation– Visit to Supplier

What about commodities (grains)?

• Wheat midds, alfalfa and beet pulp are from approved suppliers with specific standards

• Oats are within the approved standards for General Mills and Quaker Oats (bright white, #2, 40lb/bushel)

• Corn: #2 yellow

Visual Inspection of Ingredients

• Check for correct label:• Inspect truck/rail car for leaks, seals• Look for contamination• Inspect ingredient for conformity to

standard:

Physical Inspection of Ingredients

• Bushel weight• Moisture• Insect infestation• Odor• Condition

Finished Product Quality Assurance

• Manufacturing inspections– Pellet diameter, length and durability

(choke related to case hardening and pellet diameter)

– Liquid application variance• Packaging/Loading inspections

– Fines, liquid variance, visual, metal detectors

• Warehouse inspections– Minimum of 2 inspections/month

Analytical Testing

• In plant mycotoxin testing using quick test technology– Every load of corn at

each horse plant:– Other suspect

ingredients

Aflatoxin and Fumonisin Summary Totals (August 2004)

Total Loads Tested 6680

Total POSITIVE Aflatoxin 23

Total POSITIVE Fumonisin 34

% Rejections Aflatoxin 0.3

% Rejections Fumonisin 0.5

•16 Lifestyle Plants

•332 Truck Loads Rejected

•8300 Tons of Corn Rejected

•Could have made approximately 50,000 tons of horse feed = 2,000,000 Bags of Feed = 16 million Feedings @ 6 lbs/Feeding

Aflatoxin and Fumonisin Summary (Sept. - July, 2003)

AFLATOXIN IN NEW CROP CORN TX: 20-100 ppb; LA > 20 ppb; MS > 45 ppb; IL > 40 ppb; MO > 20 ppb: GA up to 100 ppb; TN > 40 ppb; KY up to 45 ppb; VA up to 80 ppb; OK > 20 ppb; KS > 20 ppb.

FUMONISIN IN NEW CROP CORN TX: up to 20 ppm; OK >10 ppm; GA > 5 ppm; NC up to 10 ppm; AZ 6 ppm

Formulation

• PhD equine nutritionist determined and controlled

• Animal defined…nutrient targeted…ingredient dependant

• Formulate with fixed amounts of ingredients or with variable amounts of ingredients within upper and lower limits?

• Formulate a 14% crude protein feed: – 8% Alfalfa– 16% Corn– 49% Oats– 20% Beet Pulp– 7% Soybean Meal

Formulation…It’s not the ingredients, it’s the nutrients!

• Fixed formula:– Protein 12.4-21.1%– Calcium .21-.64%– Phosphorus .27-.42%

It’s not the ingredients, it’s the nutrients!

• Constant Nutrition Formula:– Protein 14 - 15%– Calcium .45 - .55%– Phosphorus .30 - .40%

Dairy One Library – Normal range for protein, Ca and P

Protein Content in OatsAug - July 3,474 ObservationsProtein Content in Oats

Aug - July 3,474 Observations

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200

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8.5 9.3 10.0 10.8 11.5 12.3 13.0

Crude Protein, %

Observations

Constant Nutrition Formulation

In plant NIR (near infrared) technology is needed to formulate for nutritional accuracy and consistency

Average Sugar and Starch Content*

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60 Corn 25/Oats 75

Oats

Omolene-200

RaceReady

Strategy

Amplify

Equine Senior

Ultium

Horse Chow

Nature's Ess

WellSolve L/S

*Sugar and starch analyses will vary somewhat. A specific number is not reliable but ranges will be consistent.

High

Moderate

Low

Very Low

Nutrient Intake Related to Performance

Organic Trace Mineral Comparison• Metal specific amino acid complex

(Zn–Methionine)• Metal amino acid complex (Zn-aa)• Metal amino acid chelate (Zn-aa-aa)• Metal Proteinate (Zn-small proteins)• Metal Polysacc. Complex (Zn

dispersed among a sugar complex)• Metal propionate (prop.-Zn-prop.)

Mineral sources organic / inorganic

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MnO2 MnO MnSO4 MnMet Mn-Prot.

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Regulatory Classifications • Only approved ingredients can be used in feeds

(glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate??)– $15 bag $26 bag

• Drug… to treat or prevent a specific health related condition… it is a drug and must meet strict FDA regulations, in addition to label guarantees

• Nutriceutical supplement…sold under the premise of being a dietary supplement for the expressed intent of prevention or treatment of disease (currently these are not regulated)

It is in your feed?? • How much…enough for efficacy or

enough for “tag dressing”?? • Sound research showing an

essential or measurable benefit to all horses?? – Yeast, Pro-biotics, Enzymes

• NRC: Insufficient data• Over supplementation is the rule

rather than the exception!

469 oral supplements in one catalog!!!!!!!!!

• Fly control 7• Joint 120• Anti-inflammatory 29• Insulin resistance /

laminitis 11• Hoof 40• Weight 10• Hair Coat 23• Colic 9

• Vitamin / Mineral 32• Respiratory 12• Electrolytes 26• Pro-biotic 14• Blood 16• Ulcer 14• Performance 31• Mare and Foal 27• Pain 19• Calm 27

State of the art R&D and Innovation

Professional Support

• 1-800 technical support

• Equine specialists on site consulting

• PhD access• Veterinary Services

Support• Analytical testing

• Are all feeds and feed manufactures the same…is it worth the time to know and understand the difference?

• Ask the right questions and get answers in writing

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