Hi Nancy, I use the balance cubes. I am trying to learn/figure out feed tags, when looking at commercial feeds. So, the total diet hay and grain can't exceed 10%, in sugar + starch, like Chanda

Hi Carla Need to clarify that each item needs to have low Sugar (ESC) and Starch. It's not a total combination of the diet but each individual item. Most of the big commercial companies are not low

To her credit, Marian has always been open about where she works. But, we did have a senior member of the BI staff join the list and send private messages to list members, pushing their

Thanks Michelle, No, I did not know that Marian Graves Little works for BI. Puts it in a bit of a different light. Laura K. Chappie & Beau N.IL.2011

for those who are dependent or not dependent on this very valuable product here is the excerpt and contact info from Linda Sterret/fogerty. Maybe if Dennis sees the demand he will fill the

For all those who are listening in, this is our attitude: we 1)love our alfalfa and 2)we're not going to change our ways as we keep our nose to the grindstone. We finally get it after the whole world

The whole diet should not exceed 10%, so yes hay and grain combined should not exceed 10%. Many commercial feeds are not safe, even those with carefully thought out names such as Buckeye's Safe and

Cheryl wrote:  "We may be the Land of Lincoln but we're also the Land of High Fe! I always expect 250-300 on the Fe. With the dang weather, this hay could get a lot of its Fe from dirt too."  

Hi Marian, I just read the posts and I didn't take any of the follow up comments as being against you, just reactions to what sounds like a potentially scary test, and the thought process that might

I do apologize: Simply an effort by me to update the info on testing, using thyroid-associated assays. I am disappointed that it was taken in the incorrect context. I would offer that this test (IV

We may be the Land of Lincoln but we're also the Land of High Fe! I always expect 250-300 on the Fe. With the dang weather, this hay could get a lot of its Fe from dirt too. Any info from the

How much could one do themselves in all? How about a used small centrifuge and drawing the blood themselves? I know people do their own fecal parasite counts so why not the blood draws and spin

Hello, As I am trying to learn more about nutrition and the starch and sugar levels in feeds. How does one know if a commercial feed is too high. For example, I was looking through the ECIR files

Bonnie, If you could get the person drawing the blood to bring a centrifuge and some packing/shipping material for you, you might be able to save yourself the 2 1/2 hr. drive to the vet. I can only

Learning the facts about this type of thing,...yet another reason, among many, to be very thankful for this group and all the knowledge it represents. Thank you. Laura K. Chappie & Beau N.IL.2011

Hi Karen, I couldn't get your case history link to work. Here's one that works, in case anyone else has a

I was thinking the same thing...If you build it, they will come. Linda EC Primary Response West Coast May 2004

Mandy wrote:  "I could not open the CH but the hay looks difficult. Will you post what Uckele said to balance with?" Reply:  phosphorus -- 20 gr.              zinc -- 1400

Thanks for putting me out of my misery,Dr. Kellon. I couldn't begin to understand why anyone would want to use the TRH stim. test on his/her horse,having read Joan's post. Had totally escaped me

Nancy wrote:  "Still not clear if Uckele did balancing via hair analysis or other, or if it was balanced by Dr Kellon or one of the NRCPlus grads."   Reply:  Copy of hay analysis from