How much Yea Sacc Do People Feed

I give probably 40g once a day but that's only because I buy it in 120kg batches at less than the cost of brewers yeast and it will go out of date if I don't use it. The recommend dose the last time I looked it up was 15g per day for a horse. I would split that between feeds, but I only feed once a day.

I have four 20kg sacks available at £70 a sack if anyone near me wants one.
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ycbm said:
I give probably 40g once a day but that's only because I buy it in 120kg batches at less than the cost of brewers yeast and it will go out of date if I don't use it. The recommend dose the last time I looked it up was 15g per day for a horse. I would split that between feeds, but I only feed once a day.

I have four 20kg sacks available at £70 a sack if anyone near me wants one.
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Many thanks YCBM. I have just started feed it to her so given a 5mil scoop tonight and tomorrow morning. Going to build up slowly. sorry I cant buy a bag from you it would be far too much for one horse but thanks all the same.
 
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onemoretime said:
Many thanks YCBM. I have just started feed it to her so given a 5mil scoop tonight and tomorrow morning. Going to build up slowly. sorry I can buy a bag from you it would be far too much for one horse but thanks all the same.
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It's light stuff, I'd go to at least 4 x 5ml . It's good stuff too, it's in practically all the digestive supplements and is proven to produce very good results in cows.
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criso said:
Quickly checked on forageplus' site and they recommend between 10g and 25g and helpfully tell you that a 15ml scoop holds 10g



https://forageplus.co.uk/product/yea-sacc-1026-for-horses/
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Yes I saw that as I bought mine from there but was unsure how much to give her. She is only 15.1 dutch mare. I am thinking a 15mil scoop in each feed - do you think that would be ok, I dont want to over do it? Sorry it was Progressive Earth I bought it from but has same instructions regarding 15mil scoop is 10 grams.
 
Did anyone see the post on the Equinatural FB page regarding feeding yeasts to horses and how it has a negative impact on the equine microbiome? She has since removed all her products that contain yea-sacc and Mycosorb from her online shop and deleted her FB page??
I can't even find any further information to back up her findings or supply a link to her post as it has all been removed.

I have fed yeasts all year round for many, many years and have never seen any negative "side effects", always positive improvements.
 
HBB said:
Did anyone see the post on the Equinatural FB page regarding feeding yeasts to horses and how it has a negative impact on the equine microbiome? She has since removed all her products that contain yea-sacc and Mycosorb from her online shop and deleted her FB page??
I can't even find any further information to back up her findings or supply a link to her post as it has all been removed.

I have fed yeasts all year round for many, many years and have never seen any negative "side effects", always positive improvements.
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She put up a blog post stating she was wrong and apologising. The socials were then deleted.
Yea Sacc etc are beneficial ?
 
HBB said:
Did anyone see the post on the Equinatural FB page regarding feeding yeasts to horses and how it has a negative impact on the equine microbiome? She has since removed all her products that contain yea-sacc and Mycosorb from her online shop and deleted her FB page??
I can't even find any further information to back up her findings or supply a link to her post as it has all been removed.

I have fed yeasts all year round for many, many years and have never seen any negative "side effects", always positive improvements.
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Depending on the individual, that's theoretically possible. Yeast binds to certain species of bacteria, which will affect the relative abundance of different species in the gut. That may be beneficial if those species are causing symptoms. Components of yeast are being researched as antibiotic alternatives, so anything that binds to those components (an example would be mannose rich fraction) will be affected and not just pathogenic bacteria. As the gut microbiome is as diverse as our genome, it's a very subjective thing. It's why I wouldn't feed yes sacc (or other S. cerivisiae spp.) 'just because'.
 
Thank you @Fransurrey, what you have written really does make me think as to whether I should continue to feed it all year round if my horses are healthy, they probably don't "need" it. I wish I could find the link to the post shared on the Equinatural FB page so I read it more thoroughly, I can't even find it in my history.
 
Fransurrey said:
Depending on the individual, that's theoretically possible. Yeast binds to certain species of bacteria, which will affect the relative abundance of different species in the gut. That may be beneficial if those species are causing symptoms. Components of yeast are being researched as antibiotic alternatives, so anything that binds to those components (an example would be mannose rich fraction) will be affected and not just pathogenic bacteria. As the gut microbiome is as diverse as our genome, it's a very subjective thing. It's why I wouldn't feed yes sacc (or other S. cerivisiae spp.) 'just because'.
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it will be interesting to see what the makers of supplements make of that if they have seen it.

Well my mare has had a 10 mil scoop in her feed tonight and ate it all up so she seems to like it unlike Fenugreek which she clearly didnt like. I will move her up to a 15 mil (10grams) twice a day if she continues to be happy with it.
 
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