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Chronic Protein Deficiency in Horses

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I ran across this article the other day and had some pretty intense "hmmm" moments. Especially when I read how little protein in hay is bioavailable. It explains so much!

Anyway, I was reluctant to share it because some folks may throw the whole article under the bus due to the reference to soybean meal as a dense protein supplement, but if you don't or won't feed soybean meal, overlook that and evaluate the take-home message. Chronic Protein Deficiency In Horses
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I've read several articles about those lately after talking to a friend in Europe that feeds them. I've seen them here in thd health food store for human consumption. $$$$$ if you fed to your horse.

He's updated his article...
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Protein for horses revisited

I need to update my view on protein sources to account for the deception many protein supplement manufacturers are creating at the expense of helping our horses. Deception is a strong word but applies to…
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