Pipestone carried the following advertisement for their
Selenium/Iodine Premix in this month's Pipestone Veterinary Clinic
Sheep Newsletter and I am curious about what the rest of you think.
I've never had a sheep die from sheep mineral, so the ad's leading
sentence caught my eye.
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How many lambs and rams have to die before we quit using sheep mineral?
*There is no justification for feeding phosphorus to sheep.
*Consumption of sheep mineral is controlled by salt and flavoring
agents, not by need.
*Sheep generally need salt, iodine and selenium in addition to their
ordinary diet intake.
*Feedlot lambs need 20 lbs. of salt and 30 lbs. of limestone per ton
of concentrate ration. Ammonium chloride can be added to further
control urinary calculi.
Selenium/Iodine Premix (#8770) now contains trace minerals and iodine
as well as selenium. Sodium molybdate is included to help ward off
excess copper. We have added iodine and trace mineral to our sister
product Vitamin E-Se-Iodine Premix (#6249). This should be fed
win-ter and spring as Vitamin E content of feed stuffs declines.
DIRECTIONS FOR USE
Mix 1 lb. of either premix with 50 lbs. of salt.
Offer salt free choice.
#8770Selenium/Iodine Premix 5# 10.00
#6249Vit E/Se/Iodine 5# - $27.50
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Carol Elkins
Critterhaven--Registered Barbados Blackbelly Hair Sheep
(no shear, no dock, no fuss)
Pueblo, Colorado
http://www.critterhaven.biz
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