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Pro biotic live culture natural yoghurt
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2026 10:15 am
by Rdhd Danny
This is one very few people talk about but is something we use a lot in the stud industry, live culture yogurts are incredible when mixed into feed, but it has to be thrown away after 4 hours can't be left sitting longer, what's the benefits well it puts millions of good bacteria into the crop and ultimately the birds and creates a good health barrier to bacteria but also consider it a must once a week when we are breeding crop milk is heavily affected by it and it's fantastic for the offspring, anyone do this or have in the past?
Re: Pro biotic live culture natural yoghurt
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2026 11:10 am
by Devo1956
I always put Yakult into the drinkers, the birds loved it.
Re: Pro biotic live culture natural yoghurt
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2026 11:20 am
by Rdhd Danny
@devo never done it in drinkers but getting it in them anyway you can definitely helps them
Re: Pro biotic live culture natural yoghurt
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2026 11:43 am
by Diamond Dave
Never done that mate but it sounds like it makes a lot of sense.... is there any benefit other than the good bacteria. Would it help to keep things like Y. Bird sickness at bay?
Re: Pro biotic live culture natural yoghurt
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2026 11:51 am
by Rdhd Danny
@diamondave we do it once a week for our breeders and we see very little yb sickness we had one bad year over 9 years ago and touch wood none sinse can't say that's the reason I feel it's a culmination of things we use a lot of vanrobaeys health balance also and that also helps I feel keep a lot of sickness at bay
Re: Pro biotic live culture natural yoghurt
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2026 12:49 pm
by Diamond Dave
Thanks mate. I appreciate you coming on here and giving luddites like me the benefit of all that experience
I just have one major problem......
.......Can we call you something else rather than Rdhd
Danny...
Re: Pro biotic live culture natural yoghurt
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2026 1:13 pm
by Rdhd Danny
@diamondave Just call me Danny mate
any natural yoghurt is fine just make sure has live culture and no sweeteners or additives we use yeo valley organic and sometimes Greek natural yoghurt from most supermarkets mate
Re: Pro biotic live culture natural yoghurt
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2026 1:15 pm
by Rdhd Danny
@dave I'm getting use to this site the answer I give about yogurts was meant to be to a direct message from @charlton my apologies
Re: Pro biotic live culture natural yoghurt
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2026 1:20 pm
by king
Rdhd Danny wrote: Mon Jul 27, 2026 10:15 am
This is one very few people talk about but is something we use a lot in the stud industry, live culture yogurts are incredible when mixed into feed, but it has to be thrown away after 4 hours can't be left sitting longer, what's the benefits well it puts millions of good bacteria into the crop and ultimately the birds and creates a good health barrier to bacteria but also consider it a must once a week when we are breeding crop milk is heavily affected by it and it's fantastic for the offspring, anyone do this or have in the past?
I use Gemthepax which is not a live culture, for the reason of waste with you get with a 'live' one like you say. But I don't make the mistake of using a bleach/disinfectant as well.
Danny on a different post you say you used Virkon S in the water? Why do you bother promoting good bacteria then kill it with Virkon S? Surely this is counterproductive? Or do you treat breeders & racers different?
Re: Pro biotic live culture natural yoghurt
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2026 1:26 pm
by Rdhd Danny
@king yes we treat breeders and racers different, we use vircron s for cleaning not in the water, but with our yb team and testers we use it in the water one day a week
