[Jacob-list] Wobbly lambs and Se

[Linda]

The balance of minerals is more important than the quantity of minerals, 
I believe. I'm not sure that Jacobs do well with a highly grain 
dependent feeding regimen and that can throw things way off balance. 
Especially if we start with a commercially balanced feed (usually for 
club lambs) and then start adding supplements.
Linda.
    .

On 3/25/2011 2:51 PM, Neal Grose wrote:

> a neighbor of mine had sheep and carefully fed copper free supplements 

> until she found out that her sheep had copper deficiency anemia. Our 

> thinking is that our VERY high iron soils prevented uptake of copper.

> it is worth noting that mineral content that can result in copper 

> deficiency in Jacob sheep can produce copper toxicity in white face 

> longwools. We have had that as well. the results are about like 

> setting off a metabolic hand grenade in your animals.

> Neal Grose

> North Carolina

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> *Sent:* Friday, March 25, 2011 1:44 PM

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> *Subject:* Re: [Jacob-list] Wobbly lambs and Se

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