Yogurt

[CJ Carlson]

If I want to use yogurt in place of probiotics while my goats are on sulphdimethoxine, how much do I give them and how do I get them to eat it?

Thanks.

[Ellie5]

I'm not sure officially how much yogurt to give after I worm, but I give one syringe full. I just fill the syringe(with no needle), and squeeze it slowly into their mouths at the rate that they are swallowing it. It seems to work for me with no apparent problems. I have, in a pinch, used a simple teaspoon to administer it, but they don't like that steel in their mouths.

[Vicki McGaugh TX Nubians]

Think of it this way. In a teaspoon of cud there is thousands of colonies of beneficial bacteria. In yogurt no matter how much your give there is only one...lactobacillicus. Kefir would be a much better idea, the goats hate it as much as I do though, perhaps I could try a smoothy with them to? Probios is just so convienent, keep it in the fridge and only take it out to dose, back to the fridge. Vicki

[Misty]

I prefer a product called Calf pac. It is a powder that has a scoop. Not made by probios. It has 5 micro orgaganisms and probios producs only have 3. I get it from Cee Sales, 800-851-3170. You can leave it in the barn or the pickup. Don't have to worry about temp for it. You can mix it for drench or top dress feed with it.
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