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Are all oats the same?
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Permalink Reply by LantzM on -
The elliments that make oats, in the most common term, not all the same are the factors that can make the answer to this question different with every oat.
Geography, heat, water, sun, wind, snow, frost, temperature, crop/soil management, planting and harvest all are factors. What may be optimum for Western oats in 2010 could easily be altered with a draught in 2011.
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Permalink Reply by Queenrider on -
All oats are not created equal. There are different varieties of oats that are grown in different parts of Canada. Size, weight and yield differ as does the nutritional content which depends on the soil/fertiliser/weather and harvesting method/time and conditions. Storage conditions can affect the quality/quantity as well.
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Permalink Reply by Marie-Pier Bouchard on -
No, all oats are not the same....a lot of the answers below are good and explain well the difference between some of them. ;-) I usually use the rolled oats and some ''Fibre et Gras'' by Purina! Very good for my horses.
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Permalink Reply by Terri on
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No, not all oats are the same.
Oats are different depending on the climate they have been grown it, heat and water play a big part in the size
and weight of the oat, also a crimped or rolled oat is much more digestable than a whole oat for a horse. A lot
of whole oats pass through the horse still in the whole state and just feed the birds in the muck heap.
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Permalink Reply by Jen B on -
No not all oats are the same. As other posters have said they are processed different (whole, crimped, crushed, cleaned, etc) Now your question comparing eastern and western oats... hmmm I have no idea. I suppose there must be different varieties of oats, with some better in some climates over others, but I really don't know.
I trust you'll enlighten us eventually :)
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Permalink Reply by Equine Nutrition @ Purina on -
We will share our thoughts on this ingredient, however we want to see what your opinions are before we potentially influence your thoughts. :)
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Permalink Reply by Cindy Filmore on
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As far as my horses are concerned, there are 2 types of oats: The fresh smelling, clean oats that they love, and the damp, moldy, nasty smelling oats they'd rather leave for the chickens.
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Permalink Reply by Judi Island on -
All oats are not the same.
Their are many different kinds of oats. They vary according to where they are grown. Here in Ontario we can purchase local Ontario or western (hard) oats.
They also vary in the way they are prepared.ie. whole, crimped, crushed and shelled oats.
Easier to digest if they have been bruised rolled or crushed but should be fresh if they are processed.
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Permalink Reply by Equine Nutrition @ Purina on
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Everyone is doing great answering these questions. Thank you very much for all your help. :)
We desire to know your personal opinion/perception on these questions...please don't directly quote books or websites because we are more interested in your personal views.
Please place the following in order based on how much is found in plain oats (no processing):
Fat, starch, sugar, fibre
Keep up the good work.
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Permalink Reply by Ferrous on -
In order of highest to lowest concentration in oats:
Fibre, starch, sugars, fat.
However unprocessed oats are not highly digestible due to the tough seed coat.
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Permalink Reply by Special Horses, Inc. on -
Oats are a type of cereal - I would imagine that differences exist depending upon species variation, quality of soil, seasonal changes (rain, temperature, sun).
Carbohydrates (starch), then fiber, then fat...but again, I think storage (starch) would depend upon cultivation variations.
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Permalink Reply by Charmaine Bergman on -
There is a wider variety of oats than many realize. Race horse oats, are an oat that is high in fiber, bulk and weight. It is a multi-head oat that is not as flowery as some, but substantial. The actual oat is often fatter and squater than other oats. Wild oats, surprisingly, highly undesirable as they are to the farmer in his crop, are actually higher in food value than regular oats. You can even buy them in the store...but they are a thinner oat, therefore...more oats to make a bushel,etc. To be honest, my husband seeds oats every few years, and uses it as a nurse crop when we re-seed hay. But I don't know what type he has actually bought. However, notice huge difference depending on moisture, etc through the growing time, when we go to combine. Milling oats were actually grown by us a few years ago...and they are awesome. Lighter shell it seemed, juicy fat in size and when rolled split out very nicely. Horses love oats, chuckle, but that year, it seemed like they liked them even more. Also nice when I did up some warm feed for the older horses a couple of times (just treat...change of taste)...how nicely the milling oats, rolled, took to the hot water.
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