Corn is basically almost all carbs, that is why it is fed in feed lots to cattle to fatten them up. I have always fed my sheep a combo of whole corn and sheep/goat pellets (2 parts corn to 1 part pellets) and have never had any trouble with scours from it - they love it!! Scours can occur from changing feed, even changing brands of pellets or if the pellets contain different ingredients even if they are the same brand. Also, if they suddenly have access to more or greener grass or different vegetation. Stress can also cause scours. If it lasts more than a couple of days, I would worry and start looking for a cause (coccidious,e-coli, shipping fever, lantana poisioning, even worms can cause scours) and treatment. If it is accompanied by any other problems - like not eating, stumbling - lack of coordination, avoiding bright light . . .then you need to take action immediately to find the cause.
Onalee ==================================================================== In a message dated 6/6/2004 5:48:49 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Rick- My boyfriend Chad and I, we feed blackbelly sheeps and rams with crushed corn with grains mixed, and they love it. We never got any cases of diraherra expects scours from the food. So basically I dont think corn could cause diraherra. I read in one of magazine that they said that corn have high carbs. I dont know if it really caused the diraherra? Who knows -Kristen Hejl =============================================== This message is from the Barbados Blackbelly Sheep mailing list (http://www.awrittenword.com/listserv/index.html). To respond to this message, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe or change your membership options, go to http://lists.coyotenet.net/mailman/listinfo/blackbelly To search the archives, go to http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
