Brewers Yeast?

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Where can I buy brewer's yeast? I live near Burton on Trent, home of Bass brewery so wondered if I could get it from the actual brewery or does anyone know of any feed shops that stock it?
 
I remember as a child, my mother always had a big pot of Brewers Yeast and took them every day. Have you tried the chemist or health food shop?
 
Ive only ever seen it as a thick, almost syrupy consistency although apparently you can get it powdered or in a 'putty' form as well.
 
All saddleries that stock Westgate EFI or Wyvern products can get you Gold Labels Brewers yeast. This is in powdered form and is around £6 for 1.5kg

I have a Gold Label distributor in the village so I get huge 5kg tubs from him. I feed my boy 2 scoops (guessing around 4 tablespoons) once a day.

Although have heard its more effective feed twice a day, but my horse is a nightmare to feed, so I'd rather just up the dose! (He isn't nasty, but when in the field digs for around 30 mins before being fed.... totally wrecking the field!)
 
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silly question.... but why would you feed brewers yeast?! thanks

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It is a skin and coat conditioner and also acts as a mild calmer. Not sure what else it does, it says on my tub ...
 
It is also a great feed balancer - and a probiotic so far far cheaper than top spec, blue chip and the like,

So you get in one supplement:

A great source of Iron - so a good blood liquid,
A probiotic
A calmer
A feed Balancer
A mild calmer

And the feed merchants don't tell you about it becaus ethey want you to spend a fortune on the others.

I have found that wen combined with linseed it conditions horses amazingly. Watch out for it around dogs though as it can cause bloat. And I know all the dogs seem to make a beeline for it.
 
i've ordered some from my saddlery, he laughed and said that no-one had fed it in years.

i'm really keen to see how she goes on it, i had no idea it had all of these benefits as well as being a digestive aid
 
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silly question.... but why would you feed brewers yeast?! thanks

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I feed for Sweet Itch

The B vitamins make the horse less tasty to the midges, it has really made a difference to my boy as his sheath (only exposed part!) is no longer swollen and covered in pin pricks of blood.

I feed throughout the year as I can still see midges!!!
 
most saddleries wouldn't sell it as they make far more money from Top spec or Blue chip. But I have found it far far better as it doesn't have the mindblowing qualities with mine that Blue chip had and it doesn't hit my pocket quite so badly.
 
I feed it to my shettie for sweet itch and have been using Holland and barret capsules, didn't realise it did so much ubtil i read this thread! I'm currently giving my mare a bvitamin supplement for her liver so might by the powder and put her on it too!
 
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