Frozen mare colostrum

[kdhminis]

Does anyone know best places that you can purchase frozen mare colostrum? We live in Missouri. I tried to Google it and didn't get real good results.

 

[kdhminis]

Hagyard Pharmacy in Kentucky is the one place I have located colostrum. Anyone else know of other places for me to try?

 

[shelly]

You can try Sandys Nursemare Service in New [email protected]

They have a colostrum bank and will ship via Fed X anywhere in USA!

 

[Versatility Farm & Training]

Here is a tip for you that I do....

If you ( I hope never happens) have a mare loose a foal during foaling, milk her out asap and freeze that colostrum, put a name and date on the bag and save it for emergencies. You can also milk out a mare that has a live foal, but make sure her foal has had PLENTY of the colostrum first! I would suggest only doing that with experienced mares who tend to produce an extra large amount.

You could possibly contact friends/other farms and see if they do this and would be willing to let you have some of it, or buy it off of them.

 

[Miniv]

Your vet may also know of a source or sources.

 

[lil hoofbeats]

over the years when we have had mares loose a foal for whatever reason, we have always colected colostrum, we collect 4 oz at a time,(this is the amount you can safely tube them) freeze and unthaw when needed. I always lable it, 1 milking, then the second 4 oz 2nd milking. I have a bunch saved for emergencys