RE: [AlpacaTalk] Re: Beet Pulp
Hi List,
Steve Hull says that Beet pulp is great stuff..however, he and Dr. Ruth both
warn against using molasses added products on alpacas who don't digest the
sugar like a horse would. So.for the pacas.plain beet pulp, added slowly to
the diet as Laurel reminds us..is the very best way to use this nice stuff!
Allison Moss-Fritch
New Moon Alpacas
Santa Clara, CA
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Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2008 7:57 AM
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogro
Subject: [AlpacaTalk] Re: Beet Pulp
Hello,
We use beet pulp daily for our aged Fjord stallion who has had problems over
the last couple of years keeping weight on.? We have had so much success
with this that we now supplement our sheep and last year, our Angora goats
(before I sold the herd of goats), with it during the winter.? We also use
beet pulp mash for our ewes during their last days of pregnancy and right
after labor to help warm them up quickly.?
We use however much beet pulp we have designated per animal-making sure it
is the kind that has molasses added-then cover it with extremely hot water
to where one can see the water barely covering the beet pulp.? We stir it a
few times and let it sit for at least 1/2 hour to hour, then top dress it
with whatever grain is being fed to each animal.? For example, with our aged
stallion and the ewes, they would get a cup of grain, not pellets, plus some
broken up alfafa cubes-just a few, for taste.? Our stallion this year cannot
eat?the cubes well, so we went to an alfafa powder.? We turn the bucket over
into the feed pan so the grain and alfafa is on the bottom of the feed pan.
We have never had any animal turn their noses up and the pans are empty
right away.? Hope this helps!? We are convinced our stallion would not be
with us today without the beet pulp because he just was not interested in
any of the "normal" senior diets.? Our sheep LOVE it.
Bailey's
White Cloud, MI
231-225-8855
spinner@wildblue.
www.thebaileystore.
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