RE: Probiotics

[Cheryl Newbanks <horsetrails@inficad.com>]

On Monday, January 04, 1999 10:44 PM, Jerry & Mary Fields 
[SMTP:fields@mesh.net] wrote:
>
> A question here--does one have to use probiotics every day? Can one use 
it
> only during competition? Are there side effects? Would it be advisable to
> start on it a few days before competition to monitor the horse's 
reactions?
> Thanks.
> Mary
>

Mary,

I used to start probio/Fasttrack about 4 days before we shipped to a ride 
and for 3 days after we got home.  No problems at all, but now I feed it 
every day.  My horses maintain their body weights better and I really have 
to be careful of my easy keepers too.  Fasttrack is so in-expensive to feed 
too and has a larger variety of microbio's in it then any other Probi you 
can find, ask Sue!

                                  Cheryl Newbanks
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