[Jacob-list] Ketosis Page

[sbennett]

Me, too! However, as far as my sheep are concerned, this diet made me 
realize why my sheep aren't as fat as other breeders' sheep. I was 
supplementing their grass hay with a high protein grain ration and this 
was keeping them thin, but well muscled. This could have become a 
problem, except... 

I have an older ewe who "tells" me what they need to eat and approx. how 
much.  She comes into the storage area with me every morning (this 
started because she won't compete for food). She eats what she wants and 
I watch. I noticed if the hay is poor, she takes a couple bites of 
alfalfa pellets. During the early part of her pregnacy she ate the high 
protein ration almost exclusively. As her pregnancy progressed she ate 
more cracked corn and less of the high protein ration. I feed the rest of 
the ewes accordingly and so far haven't had any problems. I have noted 
that she is unique in that she doesn't overeat. When she's done, she paws 
(or is that hooves?) at the door to be let out.

Debbie Bennett
Feral Fibre

>
>By strange coincidence, I'm on the Atkins diet. This is where you eat
>mainly meat, cheese, and eggs, in order to induce ketosis and dissolve
>body fat. Contrary to anything I would have believed, I'm actually
>losing weight by eating prime rib and roast pheasant. I might keep
>dieting forever!
>
>Paul Intihar