milk powder/pellets

[vickers22]

i have heard this is good for weight gain, although i have also heard it is dangerous if over fed?If anyone has any info or uses it that would be greatx

 

[samerlin]

Hi I used to feed lambs milk powder to my horses to keep the weight on during winter. 16.3hh I used to give aprox 3/4 mug full sprinkeld on top of their feed twice a day and never suffered any problems. but to be honest I now give them sunflower seeds

 

[vickers22]

i already feed sunflower seeds but it seems to make no difference to my tb!Did you find it helped?And is it expensive?also do they like the taste?sorry for all questions!

 

[bracken1]

it is very high in protein so need to be a bit careful but it is very good for weight gain

 

[sleepingdragon10]

Personally I wouldn't feed anything milk orientated to mature horses. They're not designed to digest it post foal age.
I'd use something oil based....Baileys Outshine, Saracen Equijewel, or Dengie's Alfa A Oil.

 

[Scarlett1980]

Equivite Body Builder is a milk based conditioning supplement formulated for mature horses, lots of people I know find it very effective.

you could try that first as it is made for horses - would cause any problems like a sheep or cattle based product might. I definately wouldn't use any of those

 

[sleepingdragon10]

As I think I said, my personal choice would be to use something else......

 

[Capriole]

past a very young age, milk pellets are just a very expensive way of wasting your money, as adult horses digestion is not geared towards milk.
try a modern alternative specially formulated to put weight on (i can recommend dodson and horrell build up from experience)