Re: Purina Complete Advantage

["Susan Garlinghouse" <suendavid@worldnet.att.net>]

> Bob  BRJ@aol.com
> Does anyone use Complete Advantage by Purnia for the beet pulp supplement
that it provides? Pro and Cons on Complete Advantage?
> Thanks
> Bob
>


I do, lots of it, and I'm very happy with it.  When I had the horses in the
back yard, I fed commodities, as I could then adjust each horse's diet
exactly as I wanted it.  That's fine if you have a nutrition background and
like spreadsheets,<g> but most people don't.   It also worked out just
slightly cheaper for me that way, but that wasn't a major factor.

Now that my horses are being boarded, it's alot easier to just leave
instructions to "feed four quarts out of this bag".  Purina has had some
problems with quality control in the distant past, but seems to have solved
the problem and I haven't seen a bad bag yet in several years (and yes, I
look---carefully).  I like the analysis and I don't have to soak it, so I
get the advantages of beet pulp without the hassle (if you happen to soak
your beet pulp in the first place).  It's sticky enough that it holds
additives like extra oil well, and all the horses eat it well, even the
finicky broodmare.  It's a reasonable price and IMO, I'm not paying for a
pretty bag o' hay, as is sometimes the case with other feeds.

Can't think of too many cons---if you're feeding it at a ride, I'd try to
wet it for the extra moisture, or mix it with some straight soaked beet
pulp.  Occasionally, I have problems getting enough of it, as it's a popular
feed in my area and there's only one Purina dealer in town.  Other than
that, I like it.

Susan G