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other supplements that many horses do not like to eat. In addition to the
foregoing, the added vitamin E helps animals who undergo strenuous exercise and
also relieves stress such as it is experienced while traveling. Keep in mind that an animal that receives an increase in fat also needs to
receive an increase in vitamin E. With rice bran, these two substances are
already rolled into one! No longer will you need to measure different
ingredients, calculate fat to vitamin ratios, but instead you will be able to
simply and succinctly decide how much supplementation is indicated for your
animal. For those who are not familiar with rice bran itself, it is noteworthy
that it is a simple by-product of milling rice. As such, it oftentimes has some
of the endosperm and also the germ protein of the actual rice kernel. Since it
is cooked during processing, it has an increased shelf life, which is of
importance with any substance that contains a good bit of fat. Care should be
taken not to look to rice bran as a kind of super feed that eliminates the need
for other feed. As a matter of fact, supplementing it as part of a balanced
dietary regimen is a good idea, but feeding it on its own will cause your animal
to experience calcium deficiencies. As a general rule of thumb, you may wish to
consider adding about one to two pounds of this supplement to the animal’s diet
on a daily basis.
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