Where do you guys get your camelina oil from? I’ve used the Enviroequine brand but am looking into other options.
Why do you want to use camelina oil? What makes it a better choice than flax seed?
Or Canola ?
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Camelina is being marketed as a source of Omega 3 fatty acids but in fact the ratio of Omega 3 to Omega 6 is much higher in flax. Canola oil is way higher in Omega 6 than 3 so like most oils is useless for this purpose.
Fresh grass has the same Omegs 3 to 6 ratio as flax which is 4:1. Camelina on this chart is showing more as aa 1.5:1. Canola is showing a reverse ratio of 1:2.
Given that horses already get enough Omega 6 in their diet and that Omega 6 is implicated in inflammation, the point of supplenting Omega 3 is to try to increase the total ratio of Omega 3 to 6 in the horses diet.
That means choosing supplements that have as high as possible ratio of Omega 3 to 6. Flax is best, camelina mediocre, and canola useless for this purpose.
You don’t want to feed something that has a 1:1 ratio of Omega 3 to 6 since that wont alter the overall balance of the diet.
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I’m looking into Camelina oil for its high Omega 3s, low saturated fats, and high Vitamin E levels. Not sure about that chart, but flax seed goes rancid before I can use up a gallon of it, and the shelf life for the Camelina oil, without refrigeration, is much longer.
Canola, as others have said, is very high in Omega 6s so no go on that. I used to feed LSO, linseed oil, but had better results with the Camelina.
Whole flaxseed does not go rancid any faster than other grains. You can feed it whole or ground in a mash. I personally would rather deliver supplements in a whole form rather than extracted oil. Also flaxseed is cheap.
Also oils can make a real mess in the bucket unless there is a lot of grain to absorb it.
The amount of vitamin E in Camelina is small, well below recommended for horses, so you would still need to supplement that.
And flax has way more Omega 3 than camelina. The chart posted above is accurate to nutrition values posted by reputable sources.
There is currently a fb marketing push from a company selling camelina oil and they blur some of these facts.
Btw one common name for camelina is "false flax.’
