[Jacob-list] Se Questions

[Christopher Brantley]

Hello from the wet, soggy mountains of North Carolina; where it's wet and 
still better than anywhere else I've ever lived! I now have goats climbing 
trees and Jacobs swimming through meadows chasing mountain trout. Which is 
better than three towns over where they have volvos in creeks and fecal 
coliform in wells. As things start drying out here, the leaves are changing 
colors and the nip of night frosts is encroaching... and I'm trying to get 
everything put together for the winter with two goats and four ewes that 
seem to think my sole purpose in being in the pasture is to scratch their 
jaws and tummy.

I am certain that some of you guys live in areas with Selenium deficiencies 
... what standard supplements in diet do you compensate with? When do you 
give the BOSe injections (only as lambing approaches)? It was suggested by 
our Ag extension Service to use salt blocks with Selenium and to add a loose 
mineral salt with Selenium in the feed once a week. Not sure if that'll be 
adequate or not.

Thanks,
-Chris

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