Calf milk powder

[greynag]

Does anyone have experience of using this on underweight horses (not just youngstock) and what were the results?

Is there an issue with an adult horses ability to digest lactose found in high quantitys in the powder?

[dante]

I have tried calf milk powder with a youngster I bred but cant say it made a big difference,and I was told that it can affect the kidneys, how true that is I dont know.

[Jackerjen]

I've used calf milk powder in the past on horses that need to gain weight and found it to work extremely well, i do think you need to be careful when introducing it into their feeds, but thats the same with most new feeds

[armada]

My vet advised not feeding it to a mature horse due to their inability to digest it properly.
We have fed it to youngstock in the past with noticable results.

[greynag]

Oct 27, 2008 15:31:30 GMT armada said:

My vet advised not feeding it to a mature horse due to their inability to digest it properly.
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Yes this is what I have read.

[greynag]

Oct 27, 2008 15:29:18 GMT Jackerjen said:

I've used calf milk powder in the past on horses that need to gain weight and found it to work extremely well, i do think you need to be careful when introducing it into their feeds, but thats the same with most new feeds

Was this on adult horses Jackerjen?

[okcaj]

I fed it to a 6 year old and it was fantastic.

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[mayeath123]

I have feed it to a four and five year old,they both put the weight on and had no problems during the winter months.

[Jackerjen]

yes they were around the ages of 4-7

[horseblackjack]

I was told off a racehorse trainer that they use lambs milk powder for weight gain on race horses and it works ...dont know about calfs milk powder though

[sweetpea]

i usedit on my foal as it got took off mother at 4mths old.only used it for 2 mths it helped.why the need to use calfs milk powdeR??NOT CHEAP I KNOW.is there not a horse feed that can help.bran ,barley ??

[pimms]

i used it, but was also told about it affecting kidneys

[kerry750]

What about Equivite body builder, thats a milk pellet and its a safe way to gain weight and condition safely.

[greynag]

Oct 27, 2008 17:35:46 GMT sweetpea said:

i usedit on my foal as it got took off mother at 4mths old.only used it for 2 mths it helped.why the need to use calfs milk powdeR??NOT CHEAP I KNOW.is there not a horse feed that can help.bran ,barley ??

Was having a discussion with a friend who uses it on his youngstock and he suggested it one of my horses who is prone to losing quite a bit of condition through the winter. I have tried pretty much every conditioning feed on the market with little results.

[morwenstowstud]

I have used Lamlac on ponies I've had in that have been very poor. Lambs milk is far gentler than calf milk, and I believe higher in fat. I have found Lamlac does work for weight gain but it's not an overnight solution. It's a slow process.

[Guestless]

Did you try Copra greynag?

[greynag]

Oct 28, 2008 9:59:21 GMT Guestless said:

Did you try Copra greynag?

Yup... you name it, I've tried it...

[legalchick]

Try Thirds.
Worked wonders on my ex racehorse.

[greynag]

Oct 28, 2008 12:33:24 GMT legalchick said:

Try Thirds.
Worked wonders on my ex racehorse.

What is Thirds Legalchick?

[bobbyg]

have tried milk powder, cant say it made any difference and is quite expensive. i swear by top spec feed balancer and baileys no 6, much better than than no4

[darme]

Have you tried high oil soyabean meal , I feed a normal coffee cup full morn and night and have 4 fat ponies

[gadabout]

I agree with legal chick, thirds is fantastic, its only £8 a bag and lasts me with a 3 yr old show pony 2months, I give a scoop twice a day, as well as your normal feed. It does not affect temperment and you will see a difference in 3 weeks. Much cheaper than Topspec, Blue Chip etc. Thirds is the residue off wheat, and does no harm.

[lzbrdly]

I can recomend thirds its a bit like bran.People feed it to cobs. My husband use to feed it to pigs to fatten them up.

[greynag]

Where do you buy Thirds folks? I tried googling it but came up with nowt

[pinecreststud]

Hi
Thirds is sometimes called sharps depends on where you are.
I have always fed this, great to mix with other feeds, but always use limestone powder when feeding to youngstock, or mares infoal.

[ponymum]

I use thirds on any ponies i need to keep condition on, without any detriment to their temprament....However if it is a horse that is very poor, I would initially start off with equivite milk pellets. I used these on Opium de limoges when I first bought her ( she was a hat rack with every bone sticking out and no muscle tone at all) If i remember well, I used a big tub (£65) and then a smaller one (38) and then she was really improving. I also fed pure yeasacc which I gave about 10ml in each feed, to get the gut really optimising everything that went through it..then work to help put on muscle and strapping...it does happen but can take 4-6 weeks to see a real improvement - good luck xx

[mayeath123]

Can any one help with 'thirds',who makes it,etc,asked at my feed merchant and had never heard of it or sharps.

[mooooo]

What is thrids or sharps can anyone help?

[moooo]

[Guestless]

I managed to find it once before by doing a google, but it took me a while. I've never used it, so maybe someone who uses it regularly can help.