BOSS linked to egg production??

[Organics North]

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I am going to question you on this..... It is my understanding your statement is not correct. Based on Lions Grip and the quote from the below link.

"Non-dehulled or partly dehulled sunflower meal has been substituted successfully for soybean meal in iso-nitrogenous (equal protein) diets for ruminant animals, as well as for swine and poultry feeding. Sunflower meal is higher in fiber, has a lower energy value and is lower in lysine but higher in methionine than soybean meal. Protein percentage of sunflower meal ranges from 28% for non-dehulled seeds to 42% for completely dehulled seeds. The color of the meal ranges from grey to black, depending upon extraction processes and degree of dehulling."Source:

http://corn.agronomy.wisc.edu/Crops/Sunflower.aspx

The crude protein of sunflower silage lower.

I like boss for the oil, protein, methionine levels.. Also non GMO... Problem is I can not find it organic!

I personally soak and sprout for a day or two. The birds seem to get the seed without the hull, so that is even more protein.
ON

 

[Chris09]

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I am going to question you on this..... It is my understanding your statement is not correct. Based on Lions Grip and the quote from the below link.

"Non-dehulled or partly dehulled sunflower meal has been substituted successfully for soybean meal in iso-nitrogenous (equal protein) diets for ruminant animals, as well as for swine and poultry feeding. Sunflower meal is higher in fiber, has a lower energy value and is lower in lysine but higher in methionine than soybean meal. Protein percentage of sunflower meal ranges from 28% for non-dehulled seeds to 42% for completely dehulled seeds. The color of the meal ranges from grey to black, depending upon extraction processes and degree of dehulling."Source:

http://corn.agronomy.wisc.edu/Crops/Sunflower.aspx

The crude protein of sunflower silage lower.

I like boss for the oil, protein, methionine levels.. Also non GMO... Problem is I can not find it organic!

I personally soak and sprout for a day or two. The birds seem to get the seed without the hull, so that is even more protein.
ON

Yes Sunflower meal is high in protein but is has to do with the processing, just like the Sunflower Hearts are higher in protein that the whole seed.
Here is some imformation on Sunflower Seed -

Sunflower Seed with Hulls -
Crude Protien------16.8
Digestible Protien-13.9
Fat-------------------25.9
Fiber-----------------29.0
Nitrogen - Free----18.8
Mineral Matter-----3.1
Calcium-------------0.17
Phosphorus--------0.52

Chris

 

[Chris09]

Dbl post...

Chris

 

[Southernbelle]

My chickens hate BOSS, they refused to eat it no matter how many times I tried; It sat so long, it began to sprout. Then they ate it.

I dumped the rest of the bag out in the woods for the wild birds and squirrels.

 

[Bandit]

All I can say is the chicken that was malingering and had never laid an egg even though she was over a year old suddenly started laying when I started with the BOSS. And has layed ever since.

 

[Chris09]

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Could have been the oil or a Vitamin/ Mineral in the BOSS that she was lacking..

Chris

 

[tammyd57]

Hmmm.....There could be two different quotes for protein levels in sunflower seed because there are two types of sunflower seed available for animal feed. There is BOSS & there is regular gray sunflower seed. Both have different nutritional levels.

 

[Chris09]

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Right, there are two different type of Sunflower seed. One is the Black Oil Sunflower Seed and the other is the Striped Sunflower Seed.
The Striped Sunflower Seed from I understand has more protein in it than the Oil Sunflower Seed.

Here is a link on Sunflower Meal --
www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/carringt/livestock/.../sunflower%20meal.htm

Chris

 

[Cindy in PA]

Why does my BOSS bag say 15%?

 

[Chris09]

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Most of what I read say's Boss is 16% but I have seen it at 15% to 17% but never higher than 17% so I just go by 16%..

BOSS has about the same Protein and Fat as Pumpkin Seeds.

Pumpkin Seed -
Protein---------------17.6
Digestible Protein--14.8
Fat--------------------20.6

Chris