PLEASE. Leave it for others, who may have similar questions. That's how BYC grows its knowledgebase.
Heck, I have an entire thread of me making mistakes so others don't have to. Its very popular. Occasionally informative.
I bumped into a couple other studies, none with negative consequences - some with no statistically significant result at all - but each was testing very low rates of inclusion into the feed. 1-4% typically. That's firmly in the "treats" category, and lends further support to the "thumb rule"...
Yes, I mean Greens.
Thje problem with those summaries is that they don't offer dosages - and obviously, the digestion of beet greens by a cow is different than the digestion of same by Chickens.
I'll look for some studies later, to grow my own knowledge.
I am not fond of beets, I plant few...
Its Ok, not stronly encouraged. More yellow/orange in my experience - though mine aren't real fond of them.
According to Feedipedia.org, (Nutritional Aspects Tab) you need to be concerned about Oxylates, particularly in the tops:
Nutritionally, the roots are mostly carbs with a moderate...