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| I recently was given coupons for 5 free bags of Premium Nutrena Equine Feed. It's for my weanling, and I just wanted some opinions before I buy it. Is it safe? I'm especially worried since it's for my little guy. Does it work well alone or do you add supplements? I usually feed RG with Platinum and I love it. Any input is appreciated! Thanks |
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Location: Southeast Louisiana | Nutrena is suspected in several of the ionophore poisoning cases. I won't even try it for that reason. There is a 99% chance your horses will be alright. But, if you're in that un-lucky 1%, the results could be devastating. Do a search and watch some of the videos amd decide if you want to take the chance. Even a 1% chance of those kind of problems is too much for me. |
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  Witty Enough
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Location: CTX | The ionophore issues is why I went away from Nutrena. I am feeding everyting RG and Omnis.... babies, broodies and running horses. 
I know getting coupons is nice, but I wouldn't trust it, it could cost you a heck of a lot more in the end if you are unlucky... |
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| I fed nutrena safechoice perform to everything on the farm for years and was happy with it. The past year or so I notice my horses had good weight but didnt have the shine (although my couple of older retired horses were hard keepers on this food) . I sent nutrena an email about this issue and they blamed my hay. funny we make our own hay and have for the past 30 yrs and never had an issue. Anyway switched to triple crown over a month ago and my horses have bloomed, even the hard keepers. That's what was missing the bloom. I will never feed nutrena again. I did reach out to them and got no solid answer so I moved on. Hope this helps. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | IowaCanChaser - 2017-05-13 10:12 AM I recently was given coupons for 5 free bags of Premium Nutrena Equine Feed. It's for my weanling, and I just wanted some opinions before I buy it. Is it safe? I'm especially worried since it's for my little guy. Does it work well alone or do you add supplements? I usually feed RG with Platinum and I love it. Any input is appreciated! Thanks
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Witty Enough
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Location: CTX | Just a heads up... Looks like 2 more horses are suspected to have died from eating Nutrena...
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010947793179&fref=nf&pnref=story
Sorry, trying to make the link life, but it won't work... Here is what it said:
Hi friends,
At the barn we board at here in So Calif. 2 horses died after eating Nutrena Safe Choice Senior dry pellets. The Nutrena product tested positive for monensin. One horse died 17 hrs after eating the Nutrena and the other horse died 22 hrs after eating the same. Both horses were eating from the same allotment. I threw out our Nutrena Safe Choice. Please everyone beware before using Nutrena products! UC Davis California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System tested the feed.
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 My Heart Be Happy
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Location: Arkansas | cranky B4 10am - 2017-05-14 2:26 PM
Just a heads up... Looks like 2 more horses are suspected to have died from eating Nutrena... https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010947793179&fref=nf&pnref=story Sorry, trying to make the link life, but it won't work... Here is what it said: Hi friends,
At the barn we board at here in So Calif. 2 horses died after eating Nutrena Safe Choice Senior dry pellets. The Nutrena product tested positive for monensin. One horse died 17 hrs after eating the Nutrena and the other horse died 22 hrs after eating the same. Both horses were eating from the same allotment. I threw out our Nutrena Safe Choice. Please everyone beware before using Nutrena products! UC Davis California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System tested the feed.
We tried it one time, almost lost Dan, and never again. . . . |
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| Chandler's Mom - 2017-05-14 5:17 PM cranky B4 10am - 2017-05-14 2:26 PM Just a heads up... Looks like 2 more horses are suspected to have died from eating Nutrena...
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010947793179&fref=nf&...
Sorry, trying to make the link life, but it won't work... Here is what it said:
Hi friends,
At the barn we board at here in So Calif. 2 horses died after eating Nutrena Safe Choice Senior dry pellets. The Nutrena product tested positive for monensin. One horse died 17 hrs after eating the Nutrena and the other horse died 22 hrs after eating the same. Both horses were eating from the same allotment. I threw out our Nutrena Safe Choice. Please everyone beware before using Nutrena products! UC Davis California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System tested the feed.
We tried it one time, almost lost Dan, and never again. . . .
Nutrena responded that the feed was tested and inophores were estimated to be less than .01-levels that are not harmful. I guess they are OK with the presence of ionophores, I don't believe any level is acceptable. |
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Witty Enough
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Location: CTX | Chandler's Mom - 2017-05-14 5:17 PM cranky B4 10am - 2017-05-14 2:26 PM Just a heads up... Looks like 2 more horses are suspected to have died from eating Nutrena...
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010947793179&fref=nf&...
Sorry, trying to make the link life, but it won't work... Here is what it said:
Hi friends,
At the barn we board at here in So Calif. 2 horses died after eating Nutrena Safe Choice Senior dry pellets. The Nutrena product tested positive for monensin. One horse died 17 hrs after eating the Nutrena and the other horse died 22 hrs after eating the same. Both horses were eating from the same allotment. I threw out our Nutrena Safe Choice. Please everyone beware before using Nutrena products! UC Davis California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System tested the feed.
We tried it one time, almost lost Dan, and never again. . . .
Glad you didn't loose him!
I know people keep saying "I've been feeding it for years, never had a problem..." but why would you want to even take the tiniest chance???
And of course Nutrena put out on their website that they tested the feed and no ionophore was found.... like they would ever admit to it.... that would open the door to all sorts of law suites!!!
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Location: Willows, CA | No matter what type of feed you believe is best for your horse, there are feed choices made in mills that make absolutely no medicated feeds for other species. Having no medications on the property of the mill or it's ingredient suppliers is the only way to guarantee no contamination. As to how much contamination is OK, the answer is zero. In my personal opinion, any amount is damaging to the long term health and performance potential of the equine athlete.
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My Heart Be Happy
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Location: Arkansas | rodeomom3 - 2017-05-14 6:19 PM
Chandler's Mom - 2017-05-14 5:17 PM cranky B4 10am - 2017-05-14 2:26 PM Just a heads up... Looks like 2 more horses are suspected to have died from eating Nutrena...
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010947793179&fref=nf&pnre...
Sorry, trying to make the link life, but it won't work... Here is what it said:
Hi friends,
At the barn we board at here in So Calif. 2 horses died after eating Nutrena Safe Choice Senior dry pellets. The Nutrena product tested positive for monensin. One horse died 17 hrs after eating the Nutrena and the other horse died 22 hrs after eating the same. Both horses were eating from the same allotment. I threw out our Nutrena Safe Choice. Please everyone beware before using Nutrena products! UC Davis California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System tested the feed.
We tried it one time, almost lost Dan, and never again. . . .
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My Heart Be Happy
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Location: Arkansas | cranky B4 10am - 2017-05-14 6:32 PM
Chandler's Mom - 2017-05-14 5:17 PM cranky B4 10am - 2017-05-14 2:26 PM Just a heads up... Looks like 2 more horses are suspected to have died from eating Nutrena...
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010947793179&fref=nf&pnre...
Sorry, trying to make the link life, but it won't work... Here is what it said:
Hi friends,
At the barn we board at here in So Calif. 2 horses died after eating Nutrena Safe Choice Senior dry pellets. The Nutrena product tested positive for monensin. One horse died 17 hrs after eating the Nutrena and the other horse died 22 hrs after eating the same. Both horses were eating from the same allotment. I threw out our Nutrena Safe Choice. Please everyone beware before using Nutrena products! UC Davis California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System tested the feed.
We tried it one time, almost lost Dan, and never again. . . .
I know people keep saying "I've been feeding it for years, never had a problem..." but why would you want to even take the tiniest chance???
And of course Nutrena put out on their website that they tested the feed and no ionophore was found.... like they would ever admit to it.... that would open the door to all sorts of law suites!!!
They were out of my regular feed, and we mixed what we had left with the Nutrena over a couple days, but we literally were looking for a backhoe and couldn't even get him up off the ground because he couldn't walk. May have had nothing to do with the feed, but my gut said it did. So I vowed never ever again. Not worth the chance to me. Especially at Dan's age. He was 33 at that time. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | I have never fed Nutrena and never will, too many sad storys on horses that has been fed it, theres alot better feed companys to choose from..  |
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| Southtxponygirl - 2017-05-14 7:25 PM I have never fed Nutrena and never will, too many sad storys on horses that has been fed it, theres alot better feed companys to choose from..
Years ago I used to feed Safe Choice. Occasionally when opening a new bag they would not eat, open a dfferent bag and they would eat, that's when I quit feeding any prayers fessed grains. I fed Progressive before Renew Gold was available. |
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | throw the coupons away
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Location: Willows, CA | Being in California, I have been getting a lot of phone calls asking if we manufacture in a safe mill. We do. People are pretty concerned out here right now. I just did a radio interview several weeks ago for Tigger Montague about contamination in feed producing mills. Good timing, but unfortunate circumstances. I hope the damage is over. |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | Nutrena just went on my crap list with ADM after what they posted on their FB about this. "Trace amounts of monensin were found but the feed is safe so keep feeding it". Looking at the lab results there was also lascolaid or however you spell that, as well as monensin. And the monensin results report as positive rather than trace since no amount is safe for horses. Regardless it was obvious that the mill screwed up and the horses paid the price. But we're supposed to be ok with this? |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Three 4 Luck - 2017-05-15 5:41 PM Nutrena just went on my crap list with ADM after what they posted on their FB about this. "Trace amounts of monensin were found but the feed is safe so keep feeding it". Looking at the lab results there was also lascolaid or however you spell that, as well as monensin. And the monensin results report as positive rather than trace since no amount is safe for horses. Regardless it was obvious that the mill screwed up and the horses paid the price. But we're supposed to be ok with this?
This is why they are giving out coupons for free feed hoping that they can get their foot back in the door, I would not touch their feed with a 10 foot pole.. Even if its all free!! |
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Location: sunny california | Honestly we need to protest the mills. wish I could win the lotto I would pay people to protest. I am so sick of hearing these stories. I do not care what their procdures are. Some boss took the day off and some lazy employee screwed up. with what people get paid nowadays and how much they couldn't care less. I am surprised it doesn't happen more often. as long as people keep buying their feed, it will not stop. if people could just come together and make a stand they would have to change |
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Witty Enough
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Location: CTX | kwanatha - 2017-05-15 7:26 PM Honestly we need to protest the mills. wish I could win the lotto I would pay people to protest. I am so sick of hearing these stories. I do not care what their procdures are. Some boss took the day off and some lazy employee screwed up. with what people get paid nowadays and how much they couldn't care less. I am surprised it doesn't happen more often. as long as people keep buying their feed, it will not stop. if people could just come together and make a stand they would have to change
I agree to a point. I've been reading all the comments on the link I posted and there are still a lot of them that believe Nutrena is not guilty...
Comments like "They've been feeding it for years...." And "don't believe everything you read on the net..." etc... As long as people keep drinking the coolaid, these big mills keep doing what they are doing... which is line their pockets....
I just feel for the horses, they are the ones suffering! |
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