The Ration Plus people responded to my enquiry about their product, they said:
Hi Ellen
Thankyou for your enquiry about Ration Plus. The base of it is Lactobacillus Acidophillus and it contains the usual vits and mins
Cobalt , copper , iron , magnesiuym, manganese , zinc , iodine , selenium ,folic acid , biotin , Vit K , riboflavin ,Niacin , choline chloride , panothenic acid , etc.
I hope this is comprehensive enough for you.
I do have Ration Plus available in a 160 ml size which would be heaps for your rabbit at a cost of $25.90. I imagine you would only need to give the rabbit a couple of drops because a pony only needs 3mls daily.
Let me know if there is anything else I can help you with.
Cheers
Julie
And the nutritech company sent me the following information on the all-lac paste:
[align=justify]What is All-Lac?[/align]
[align=justify]All-Lac contains a very high concentration of naturally occurring lactic acid producing bacteria. The two species involved, Lactobacillus acidophilus and Streptococcus faecium, have been prepared so as to provide a supplemental source of beneficial intestinal bacteria during stressful periods. The term âprobioticâ is often used to describe products such as All-Lac that contain beneficial bacteria. [/align]
[align=justify]When and why should All-Lac be used? [/align]
[align=justify]Newborn foals[/align]
[align=justify]1. Foals are born with an essentailly âsterileâ gut. They are immediately exposed to bacteria at birth and go through a series of different gut microbial populations until fully adapted to solid feed. [/align]
[align=justify]Dosing with All-Lac at birth provides billions of beneficial lactic acid bacteria which help to establish the right microbial balance in the gut. [/align]
[align=justify]2. Following Scouring [/align]
[align=justify]Scouring, whatever the cause, has a drastic adverse effect on the microbial population of the digestive tract. Dosing with All-Lac will assist in re-establishing full digestive function. [/align]
[align=justify]3. Following antibiotic therapy [/align]
[align=justify]Drug therapy used to kill or inhibit disease causing or pathogenic bacteria often drastically reduces numbers of beneficial species as well. Supplementing the recovering animal speeds re-establishment of healthy gut metabolism.[/align]
[align=justify]4. Following any major stress [/align]
[align=justify]The adverse effects of a wide variety of stress factors such as injury, transportation, weaning or sudden dietary change may be lessened through dosing with All-Lac.[/align]
[align=justify]All-Lac will help when horses or foals are "off feed". [/align]
[align=justify]How is All-Lac used?[/align]
[align=justify]Dose at or close to birth, but not on an empty stomach, and again 7-10 days later.[/align]
[align=justify]Following antibiotic treatment or digestive disturbances, to aid recovery of normal digestive function, one to four doses may be given at five day intervals. [/align]
[align=justify]Products and Pack Sizes[/align]
[align=justify]All-Lac Water soluble probiotic powder (100g bottle) [/align]
[align=justify]A solution is made using 1 gram (1/4 teaspoon) per 20 ml of tepid water. Following label instructions, an appropriate dose is given to each animal by orally drenching it using any suitable clean drench gun. [/align]
[align=justify]All-Lac probiotic paste (80 ml and 300 ml tubes) [/align]
A fully prepared ready to use oral paste, available in two pack sizes. The 80 ml tube is a self-contained syringe unit; the 300 ml tube requires a specially designed drenching gun which is available for purchase. All-Lac Paste is administered orally between the teeth and the cheek.
Itlooks like the RationPlus is going to be the cheaper option (which shouldn't be a deciding factor but unfortunately is) and it the dosing sounds easier but then All-Lac seems to be more of a probiotic. Not quite sure which to go for...
