Roasted To Perfection's uniqueness is evident the first time you open a bag, look, feel, and smell the feed.
“Roasted to Perfection” started as an answer to some of the mold and mildew problems facing horse owners.
Other benefits quickly became apparent, one is digestibility. A horse is a grazing animal with a small stomach, the food travels from the stomach to the intestine and cecum relatively fast. If the site of digestion takes place in the stomach, it is easier for the horse to process and utilize the grain, vitamins and minerals. Changing the site of absorption also means more balanced energy levels for the horse.
Roasting reduces the amount of gastric acid needed to break down the food; the hard outer shell is removed from the digestive equation. The volume of grain can be reduced because of the increased digestibility, rather than passing thru the horses system into the manure undigested.
Roasted grain is easy for any age horse to chew and digest, from foals to seniors with missing teeth. This is a safer way to feed because less grain decreases gastric upsets, ulcers and the chance of grain-overload founder.
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“Roasted to Perfection” started as an answer to some of the mold and mildew problems facing horse owners.
Other benefits quickly became apparent, one is digestibility. A horse is a grazing animal with a small stomach, the food travels from the stomach to the intestine and cecum relatively fast. If the site of digestion takes place in the stomach, it is easier for the horse to process and utilize the grain, vitamins and minerals. Changing the site of absorption also means more balanced energy levels for the horse.
Roasting reduces the amount of gastric acid needed to break down the food; the hard outer shell is removed from the digestive equation. The volume of grain can be reduced because of the increased digestibility, rather than passing thru the horses system into the manure undigested.
Roasted grain is easy for any age horse to chew and digest, from foals to seniors with missing teeth. This is a safer way to feed because less grain decreases gastric upsets, ulcers and the chance of grain-overload founder.
Call or email for current pricing....
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The biggest reason to roast is mold or mildew on the grain from harvest. High roasting temperatures kill mold and mildew spores before the grain is mixed with Vitamins, Minerals and bagged. Mold growth reduces feed value. When the horse refuses to eat for no apparent reason, the grain could have a moldy or mildew smell that we cannot detect. Some signs of mold in feed are: dustiness, caking of feed, darkening of feed, poor feed flow out of bins, refusal to eat for no apparent reason, moldy or mildew smell.
Roasting also has an advantage in speed of processing and produces a dry product that can be stored without deterioration due to moisture. Mold germinates at temperatures as low as 45°F, with most rapid growth at 75° to 90°F. Mold requires humidity or moisture for germination, therefore, an upper limit of 14.5% moisture is recommended for stored corn or milo. Other grains should maintain moisture levels less than 13%. Roasted grain has moisture levels at 10% or less.
Form-A-Feed started as a small family-owned company in 1973, a company that has long been recognized for their quality ingredients and innovations in nutrition. Form-A-Feed has evolved into multiple companies providing a diverse product line, with four feed manufacturing sites while enjoying 3rd family generation involvement. The Atwater staff is meticulous in mixing ingredients for equine products.
Roasting also has an advantage in speed of processing and produces a dry product that can be stored without deterioration due to moisture. Mold germinates at temperatures as low as 45°F, with most rapid growth at 75° to 90°F. Mold requires humidity or moisture for germination, therefore, an upper limit of 14.5% moisture is recommended for stored corn or milo. Other grains should maintain moisture levels less than 13%. Roasted grain has moisture levels at 10% or less.
Form-A-Feed started as a small family-owned company in 1973, a company that has long been recognized for their quality ingredients and innovations in nutrition. Form-A-Feed has evolved into multiple companies providing a diverse product line, with four feed manufacturing sites while enjoying 3rd family generation involvement. The Atwater staff is meticulous in mixing ingredients for equine products.
Ingredients
Heat Processed Milo, Heat Processed Oats, Heat Processed Soybeans, Can Molasses, Soybean Oil, Calcium Carbonate, Wheat Middlings, Monocalcium Phosphate, Dicalcium Phosphate, L-Lysine, Salt, Ground Whole Flaxseed, DL-Methionine, dl-alpha Tocopheryl Acetate (source of Vitamin E activity), Zinc Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Zinc Oxide, Iron (ferrous) Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Selenium Yeast, Aspergillus oryzae Fermentation Extract, Yeast Culture, Manganous Oxide, Niacinamide, Zinc Sulfate, Dried Aspergillus niger Fermentation Extract, Dried Aspergillus oryzae Fermentation Extract, Iron Proteinate, Manganese Sulfate, Magnesium Oxide, Menadione Nicotinamide Bisulfite (source of Vitamin K Activity), Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin, Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Lactobacillus acidophilus Fermentation Product, Vitamin A Acetate, Mixed Tocoperols of Natural Origin, Rosemary Extract, Citric Acid, Lecithins, Hydrated Sodium Calcium Aluminosilicate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Dried Bacillus subtilis Fermentation Extract, Dried Trichoderma longibrachiatum Fermentation Extract, Thiamine Mononitrate, Cobalt Proteinate, Dried Rhizopus niveus Fermentation Extract, Yeast Extract, Folic Acid, Ethylenediamine Dihydriodide, Biotin, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Cobalt Carbonate, Sodium Selenite.
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