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01-29-2019, 09:13 PM
Feeding probiotics will help the rumen maintain its flora during a course of antibiotics. I have probiotic powder that I sprinkle on grain and the goats all love it. Some will even lick it out of my hand.
Federal regulations actually took a bunch of over-the-counter meds off the shelves and turned them into prescriptions. Blame the factory farms that over-medicate. Too many of these medications were being found in the human food chain because big farms were feeding them regularly to healthy animals as preventatives instead of using them on sick animals on an as-needed basis. So the government stepped in. As usual, its the little guys that end up suffering for it.
Federal regulations actually took a bunch of over-the-counter meds off the shelves and turned them into prescriptions. Blame the factory farms that over-medicate. Too many of these medications were being found in the human food chain because big farms were feeding them regularly to healthy animals as preventatives instead of using them on sick animals on an as-needed basis. So the government stepped in. As usual, its the little guys that end up suffering for it.