I saw in the letter to Equus that soy hulls are considered another safe
conduit for balancing additives. How do they compare to beet pulp?
Would you have to have them tested to be assured of levels low enough
to feed? Are they obtainable through feed mills? It is not easy to
find plain beet pulp in my area, hence my inquiry.
Paula

Not easy to find soy hulls either, but they compare very favorably to
beet pulp, similar safety and calories, more balanced mineral profile.
In the drawback category is dusty.

Eleanor

I know that sometimes the beet pulp crop can be higher in natural
sugars and has to be soaked. Would this be the same with the soy hulls?
Paula

Do soy hulls interfere with the thyroid?
Leslie

--- In EquineCushings@..., "bchorse1" <cobble@...> wrote:

Do soy hulls interfere with the thyroid?
Leslie

That's the thought...
From Our AVOID THESE ITEMS file:
"SOY should only be fed in small amounts & cautiously as researchers
have identified that the isoflavones act as potent anti-thyroid
agents, and are capable of suppressing thyroid function, and causing
or worsening hypothyroidism in humans."
I'd be careful.
Claire from AZ

OK..now I'm really confused. Why would Dr. K recommend soy hulls to be
used like beet pulp if this was a problem?
Paula

--- In EquineCushings@..., "Claire C. Cox-Wilson"
<shotgun.ranch@...> wrote:

That's the thought...
From Our AVOID THESE ITEMS file:
"SOY should only be fed in small amounts & cautiously as researchers
have identified that the isoflavones act as potent anti-thyroid
agents, and are capable of suppressing thyroid function, and causing
or worsening hypothyroidism in humans."
I'd be careful.

Good thought, Claire, but the hulls themselves don't contain the
isoflavones, only the meal.

Eleanor

The last question was, do NSC levels have to be checked on the soy
hulls, with subsequent soaking if too high?..or are they pretty much
always within a good range.
Paula

--- In EquineCushings@..., "cloud9gaits" <cloud9gaits@...>
wrote:

The last question was, do NSC levels have to be checked on the soy
hulls, with subsequent soaking if too high?..or are they pretty much
always within a good range.

All the average analysis figures I've seen have them below 10% for
sugar + starch combined.

Eleanor

Thanks for clearing that up. I can get them from a local feed mill.
Leslie
--- In EquineCushings@..., "Eleanor Kellon, VMD"
<drkellon@...> wrote:

--- In EquineCushings@..., "Claire C. Cox-Wilson"
<shotgun.ranch@> wrote:

That's the thought...
From Our AVOID THESE ITEMS file:
"SOY should only be fed in small amounts & cautiously as researchers
have identified that the isoflavones act as potent anti-thyroid
agents, and are capable of suppressing thyroid function, and causing
or worsening hypothyroidism in humans."
I'd be careful.

Good thought, Claire, but the hulls themselves don't contain the
isoflavones, only the meal.

Eleanor