Beet pulp shreds are fibrous flakes from sugar beets after the sugar extraction process. It is dried to reduce the water content to approximately 9%. Sugar beet pulp fiber is low-cost, highly digestible, and an extremely palatable feed in a form that is considered less dusty than hay. Molasses is added to shreds, called molasses shreds, to make it sweeter and more desirable to finicky, active, or older horses, and helps them keep their weight at an optimum level.
USES
Sugar beet pulp allows animals to be on full feed and reduces the danger of bloating and digestive disturbance. For show animals, sugar beet pulp has a cooling effect and enhances the bloom of the coat for best appearance, and when soaked in water, it provides succulence in the ration and adds water to the diet. Sugar beet pulp provides a variety in feed rations, firms stools for cleaner pen operation, and allows for increased feed intake.
| Dry Matter | 91.50% | |
| Moisture | 8.50% | |
| Protein, Crude | 9.21% | 8.42% |
| TDN | 74.78% | 67.78% |
| Fiber, Crude | 18.17% | 16.62% |
| ADF - Acid Detergent Fiber | 22.71% | 20.78% |
| NDF - Neutral Detergent Fiber | 44.15% | 40.40% |
| NEL - Net Energy Lactation | 77.04 Mcal/lb | 70.49 Mcal/lb |
| NEG - Net Energy Gain | 51.79 Mcal/lb | 47.38 Mcal/lb |
| NEM - Net Energy Maintenance | 80.00 Mcal/lb | 73.20 Mcal/lb |
| Total Sugars | 9.56% | 8.75% |
| Total Sugars - Molasses | 15.50% | 14.20% |
| Fat | 0.70% | 0.64% |
| Ash | 6.22 | 5.69% |
| Calcium | 1.72% | 1.57% |
| Phosphorus | 0.08% | 0.07% |
| Magnesium | 0.33% | 0.30% |
| Potassium | 0.36% | 0.33% |
| Sulfur | 0.38% | 0.35% |
| Boron | 45.00 ppm | 41.17 ppm |
| Manganese | 86.00 ppm | 78.70 ppm |
| Zinc | 21.00 ppm | 19.21 ppm |
| Copper | 16.00 ppm | 14.64 ppm |
| Iron | 308.00 ppm | 281.82 ppm |
| Aluminum | 259.00 ppm | 236.98 ppm |
| Sodium | 911.00 ppm | 833.56 ppm |