on 10/1/01 8:29 am, Ron Parker at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> This is your list mom telling you that copper deficiency/poisoning
> in/of sheep is not a fiber-related issue.
Just one coment Ron
Colour bands ... Cu defficiency shows up as band of 'steely wool' ... loss
of crimp and in coloured sheep horizontal bands of colour loss usually grey
..... also makes the wool tender .. Just heard from a fine wool flock that
they kept a couple of black sheep just to indicate when their pasture needed
more copper.
Robin
--
Robin and Margaret McEwen-King, Middletown Farm, Scotland.
Take a look at our website .. sheep fleeces shows and pigs too...
http://www.mcewen-king.co.uk
To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
with the message: set nomail To restore send: set mail
