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Post by ladyndibs on Dec 15, 2012 22:27:35 GMT 1
I was chatting today about the minerals I feed my horses and was told that seaweed can often provide everything I am feeding.
Can anyone help by telling me what it contains? So far I haven't had much luck finding a what minerals are contained.
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Post by shan on Dec 15, 2012 23:01:59 GMT 1
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Post by kizi on Dec 15, 2012 23:16:10 GMT 1
Oh no...
I just took a photo of the back of my tub of it which had it all listed to find the mobile app won't let me upload a pic anymore.. I can email it if you want... But they are all listed per 100kg and its by seahorse Atlantic.. Can't find the list on thur website though..
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Post by ladyndibs on Dec 15, 2012 23:21:58 GMT 1
Kizi I've pm'd you
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Post by ladyndibs on Dec 15, 2012 23:33:05 GMT 1
Thanks for the link Shan, it seems that I may have misunderstood what I heard today.
I feed copper, zinc, magnesium and sodium and got the impression that some if not all of the things I feed are contained in seaweed.
Everything I've read says it has a calming effect, ( I have a very stressy mare ) so I may add it to her current cocktail of goodies.
Shan & Kizi, if you don't mind me asking why did you decide to feed it and what effects if any did you notice?
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Post by mel16 on Dec 16, 2012 12:24:16 GMT 1
I stopped feeding seaweed when my mineral analysis showed very high iodine in the forage. It is also high iron. so it depends.....  |
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Post by shan on Dec 16, 2012 13:35:00 GMT 1
Well, I started feeding it ages ago then stopped when I ran out & also changed to Baileys Lo Cal balancer. I wanted to see what the balancer was like on its own. I started feeding it again recently to increase vits & mins due to Sandy's mud fever - she didn't get it last year but possibly moving her had an influence. She's the sort who won't eat her feed if she doesn't like what's in it, so I tend to go on the premise that if she needs it she'll eat it. I had to leave the MagOx out for the first 2 weeks after we moved as she just didn't want it.  |
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Post by bertie666 on Dec 16, 2012 13:40:03 GMT 1
I wouldnt feed seaweed without analysis as the high iodine can be dangerous.
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Post by ladyndibs on Dec 16, 2012 14:37:15 GMT 1
Thanks everyone, I had thought about feeding it some while ago but after some reading decided against it but couldn't remember which minerals were very high.
I think for the time being I'll put that idea on hold.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2012 15:54:00 GMT 1
As Bertie says, my forage analysis at my last yard showed high but not dangerous levels of iron and iodine so I was told to avoid anything with seaweed like the plague. Generally I don't think those are minerals that are often deficient (I may be wrong!!) and are high in seaweed so I wouldn't feed it without a forage analysis to confirm the need.
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Post by donnalex on Dec 16, 2012 20:22:05 GMT 1
I wouldnt worry about giving seaweed if you want to.
My analysis shows that the iodine is in the high range but Tiara who is in foal actually needs some seaweed added to her food. Georgia does not, she is not in foal. But she has been on potassium iodide for her poxy skin from the vet with no ill effect, he knew the analysis too.
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I feed pure seaweed.
