calf-manna

[july]

does anyone feed it? what are the pro's and con's ?

[figaro]

I use it and love it...especially for colts and broodmares. I feed 10% sweet feed and mix a coffee cup or two of calf manna in for the colts and broodmares.

[D_BaldStockings]

I have fed it.

It is basically a protein supplement so useful for young or recuperating animals or when hay is low quality.

Depending on your location, Animax may ge a less expensive same product.

For some good reading on feeding horses, just type feeding horses into Google and you will come up with good sites from universities. yYu can also google calf manna and may get more info that way just on this product.

I haven't had any negatives.

Mary

[TaWanda]

Don't feed it to older horses.

[BMWgirl]

I have used it too, and it is a great suppliment if you are looking for something to put weight on your horse. There is one downside though...it can make your horse a bit firey. I noticed that most of the horses I fed it too - within a week of eating it daily, were a bit wired up...which meant that I had more broken fence boards to fix! :glare:

[AlbertaSaddler]

If you have a black horse it works wonders on their coats. Just go easy on it for older horses, a sprinkle on the grain is more than enough.

[walkinghorseowner]

Love calf manna... I feed it to the broodmares and foals, and my yearlings..... it is great for nursing mares especially...keeps the weight on and I find the milk production is great....the foals also really thrive on ....

[Samigator]

I have fed it to older horses for weight maintenance and it has worked really great, and I haven't had any problems with it. It is a little spendy if you're using a lot of it though. I eventually switched my old gelding from calf manna to ultium as it was less expensive and possibly a little better nutrition to supplement in the quantities he needed.

[TaWanda]

I have fed it to older horses for weight maintenance and it has worked really great, and I haven't had any problems with it. It is a little spendy if you're using a lot of it though. I eventually switched my old gelding from calf manna to ultium as it was less expensive and possibly a little better nutrition to supplement in the quantities he needed.

I was told by my vet NOT to feed it to older horses as they have trouble sometimes processing it as it can cause organ damage. Just expert advice I've always followed! I'm sure many have fed it constantly to aged horses and had no problems. I'm not willing to chance it with my old timers.

[Renae]

I have used Animax (the Purina version of the product) for broodmares and young horses with good succes. I have also used alfalfa pellets to up protein for broodmares, which can be more cost effective.

[Samigator]

yeah I've also heard that it's not that great to give in large quantities to older horses, but I've never had any problems. And by older horses I mean my 12 yr old Arabian and my 10 yr old Saddlebred (their ages at the time they were on it). I think I've also tried Animax and that worked just fine. Alfalfa cubes are great, but not as dense in calories- which is what I needed with my old saddlebred cuz he had zero appetite.

my suggestion though- I know you can find Calf Manna at Fleet Farm or the like in small 10# bags for almost the same price as the 50# bags at the feed store. . . not sure why the huge price difference, but definately get the bigger bag!

[saddlebreds_and_buses]

does anyone feed it? what are the pro's and con's ?

I looove calf manna! That is the base feed for our meat goats, and when I was showing rabbits we fed them quite a bit of it. I give it to horses to help in the show or parade season( depending on which horse we're talking about ) and it helps their coat a little bit. I like it to help gain weight too, although I mainly use WeightBuilder for that. It is expesnsive-that's probably the worse part of it. I've never heard anything bad about it itself- when my father was young I think my great grandfather used it for little sheep, hogs and cattle he had left.