At 05:08 PM 8/22/2006, you wrote: >Copper is a poison to sheep and goats.. That is why there are two types >of salt, two types of licks and two types of feed supplements. The ones >without copper have the sheep and goats on the package and the ones with >cooper have cattle pictures on them.. > >Mark & Lin Storey
Sheep yes, goats no. Goats need copper, and can get quite sick if they become deficient. Barb's story seems to show that the same can happen with sheep, at least if your soil has a high molybdenum content. Copper deficiency in goats is correlated with lack of parasite resistance, so it may very well be in sheep, also. Blood tests are probably the only way to determine if your animals have a surplus or deficiency of any trace minerals. http://www.saanendoah.com/copper1.html Julian _______________________________________________ This message is from the blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
