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44% versus 48% SBM
Ok so I think I have the wrong SBM as it is the 44% and although the young person at the farm store did not know if it was dehulled, this is what they had so not knowing it was possible to extract the oil without dehulling, I bought it. Is it ok to use? I understand it is heat treated but I am wondering if it is not dehulled, should I be feeding it? Did not know the difference between 44 and 48% but apparently that is it-the hulls.
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See if there is a contact phone for the manufacturer on the bag. If not ask for it from the feed dealer and call them. Most manufacturers will say “dehulled” on the tag but on the other hand, the word “meal” may imply it.It should also say “oil extracted” and indicate if it was pressed or solvent extracted. Again, the word “meal” may imply it. Only the manufacturer can tell you because I’m not clear whether they are obligated to say all of this. I have seen a lot of feed tags sent to me and there doesn’t seem to be a standard format.
The SBM should look like the meal in the image at the top of the page here:
https://www.thehorsesadvocate.com/horse-feeding-proteins/
All SBM can be in a protein range of 44 to 48% minimum and a fiber of 3 to 5%. See the SBM tags also on the linked page above. Note the fat of the organic SBM with mechanically pressed oil extraction is 5% while it is 0.5% in the solvent extracted.
Bottom line, I think you are OK with the 44% SBM you have and if the fiber is about 3 to 5% it does not have hulls. Please take a picture of the tag and reply here if you were able to contact the manufacturer.
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What if it does have hulls but oil is extracted? Is it ok to feed? My understanding is if it is 44% it does have hulls, 48% CP does not.
Also I have a friend in the UK and her farm supplier gave her soybean meal with a label that says 33% protein and something like 18% fat which I think means the soy beans have just been heated and ground, no oil extracted (therefore high omega 6 and high inflammation). I am thinking this would not be ideal to feed to horses.
Thanks!!
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Hi Angela,
I’m in the UK, do tell your friend that I get my SBM from a company called Burnhills. It’s 44% CP, hulls extracted, really good quality and arrives in a couple of days. What’s more it has done wonders to my dressage horse’s topline and over all muscling.😀
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Thank you Jenny!! I will let her know.
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Well that was quick-I let her know and she ordered it right away-thanks again.
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Great, let me know how she gets on!
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The reason I ask is my husband was going to the farm store and I asked him to pick up a couple of bags and now I have 160 lb of the 44% with hulls in the shed. It’s a potential ooops situation.😂.
And I think my friend in the UK has entirely the wrong thing as well (but worse as it still has the oil in it).
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