Ingredients
What do you use as an alternative to soya in your feeds?
Historically, soya has been used in horse feed as a source of protein, but many consumers are increasingly concerned about allergies to soya and its impact on the environment from large-scale production. Soya is predominantly grown in the USA, China, and South America, meaning that its importation incurs significantly more food miles than crops that can be grown in the UK.
The majority of the world’s soya crop is genetically modified (GM), and with the supply of non-GM soya dwindling, the risk of contamination is increasing.
To maintain the important non-GM status of our feeds and reduce the environmental impact of feeding your equines, Allen & Page have successfully replaced soya with carefully prepared and cooked field beans sourced from UK farmers wherever possible. Field beans, also known as fava beans, broad beans, or horse beans, provide an excellent source of protein for equines.
Why do you use soya oil in some feeds?
Soya is now only present in a small number of our feeds in organic soya oil, which has been cold-pressed from the bean instead of being extracted harshly using the solvent hexane. Our organic soya oil is sourced from Italy, reducing the food miles compared to other countries producing soya beans. As far as we are aware, none of our ingredients promote any deforestation.
Organic soya oil has greater stability than other oils, such as linseed, which can go rancid faster.