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Vitamin B-Complex Question

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I give my goats selenium and vitamin B1 every month. My issue is the price of the B1 for my herd. A tube with 6 doses is 16 dollars and I have 8 goats to dose. If I only give it once a month that is at least 96 doses per year at $2.6 per dose so that is 250 dollars per year just to give them B1.

I'm trying to cut costs a little and was wondering if human "super vitamin b-complex" would work for them? 250 tablets was like $10.00-15.00 dollars I think. There's 100 mg of thiamine per pill.

Thanks
 
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I've never heard of of giving vitamin B regularly. I could be wrong, but I would think you could cut it out entirely. I would keep injectable vitamin b complex on hand, but only use it in the case of a health issue.

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This!!! The only time I have heard, and have personally done, or giving b regularly to healthy animals is like show wethers, especially during the summer, when one is trying to pretty much encourage a animal to eat more and gain more weight/ condition. Other then that the only time I ever give it is when a animal is sick or totally off feed. So this is one expense I say go ahead and cut out ;)
 
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Is your selenium a paste?
 
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Selenium paste is designed to gice once a month. So if that is what's used its fine.
B1 is thiamine and used when rumen is sluggish and if polio or listeriosis is a concern. Oral will do next to nothing as much is lost. So I would think stopping its use won't cause any harm. As mentioned grab some injectable B complex for days your goats need the support.
 
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Vitamin B is a a water soluble vitamin, quickly metabolized, so overdosing or stopping it suddenly is not really an issue...but if not needed certainly is a waste of money and effort. For emergency the injectable is always preferred. There are a couple of oral vitamin B gel products available if you really feel the need to give B on a regular basis, that you can give once a month or so. I know in the winter my gang seems to benefit from it along with a dose of Replamin monthly to supplement their free choice minerals.
 
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