Manna Pro Colostrum

[Donna1982]

I was wondering if that stuff is okay to give to a baby in a pinch. I dont have one and dont plan on it for a bit but was wondering what do you do if there is no colostrum at all to give. Then I seen on Orschelns facebook were they have a 2.00 coupon. So before adding this to my growing kidding box is it worth it?

http://info.mannapro.com/mannaproani...With-Colostrum

[Natural Beauty Farm]

That is the same stuff TSC sells and I have never been very impressed with it or what the kids look like who were started on it, if they lived.
Better idea is to locate some of the real stuff before you need it and store in the freezer.

Hoeggers does sell dried REAL goat colostrum and several friends have used it in a pinch on kids from Poss does. My neighbor did not lose a single one and they grew out nicely.

[Donna1982]

I will have to look that up. Thank you.

[LoneStrChic23]

I've not heard good things about Hoeggers colostrum.... Someone brought it up on DGI not too long ago.... Plus when I was colostrum shopping, even when I contacted Hoeggers to get the IgG levels in their brand, they couldn't give me an answer...

I keep Kids Choice Total from Jeffers on hand, called the manufacturer in Canada before I bought it & I liked it best out of all the ones I looked at online... Made by the Saskatoon Colostrum company (you can google their website)

My friend raised an abandoned boer doeling on it last year.... Just this & store bought cows milk.... Grew well & placed 3nd over 100 boers at our big county show this fall...

Since she wouldn't get maternal antibodies, we gave tetanus antitoxin at disbudding, & she made sure to give all vaccines & boosters at correct times....

In a pinch, or if I had nothing from a clean doe available, I'd use it with no worries and would just be vigilant with my vaccination schedule.

[Alice In TX/MO]

I know NOTHING about colostrum replacers, but I found this one.....
http://www.drugs.com/vet/land-o-lake...placement.html

[Dreamgoat Annie]

Goat Serum (Hoeggers' sells it) is fairly expensive but very good. However, we've recently started using Bovi-Serum (also purchased through Hoeggers') as it's less costly. Both are IgG replacers, not just supplements like the pastes and powders available at feed stores.

It's hard to beat frozen colostrum, though. Save a cup or two from each doe (or in our case, ewe) depending on how many kids (or lambs) she has and her age and stockpile for up to a year. We freeze it in 2 ounce increments in baggies and pop the baggies inside of a freezer bag. That way we can thaw out however much we need.

This year I had to beg some from a friend (Emily) as none of our does kidded last year and I unwisely didn't collect from the few ewes we bred for 2011 lambs. (Thanks, Emily!)

Sue

[LoneStrChic23]

Originally Posted by Alice In TX/MO

I know NOTHING about colostrum replacers, but I found this one.....
http://www.drugs.com/vet/land-o-lake...placement.html

Alice, your Google skills surpass mine! This colostrum was the most highly recommended to me & I couldn't find where to order it, so I got my current one instead.