Day: August 20, 2008

POSSIBLE BEET PULP SHORTAGE REPORTED IN EASTERN U.S.

A lack of plain beet pulp in several East Coast feed stores is fueling some speculation that a shortage could be in the works. Beet pulp is a byproduct from the process of extracting simple sugars from sugar beets for the manufacture of table sugar. The pulp, which has 8-10% crude protein and 18% crude fiber, is often used as a livestock feed or equine supplement. Continue reading…

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EQUINE PIROPLASMOSIS CASE IN FLORIDA

Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson announced Aug. 15 that a horse in Manatee County, Fla., has been diagnosed with equine piroplasmosis, an animal disease that the U.S. has been considered free of since 1988. Continue reading…

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