Posted 10/12/2014 16:27 (#4121987 - in reply to #4121864) Subject: RE: cattle prices, feed and alternative livestock? denice and howdy
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In a chicken house- coccidia is not an issue. Also worms are not an issue. On pasture sheep are a trainwreck waiting to happen unless you have lots of land.
Uncastrated males are not prone to urinary calculi any more than a calf is. Acidosis considerations are the same as for calves
You do need to watch copper levels, but hair sheep are less sensitive than most breeds and I have never had any issues with excessive copper in any calf ration I have made.
But you are right I do not give sheep multi-min or implants, so far they are the only exceptions I can think of right now. I would also not self feed cattle minerals but I can use cattle minerals in the TMR with no issues.
cattle prices, feed and alternative livestock?
