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Copper...How Much is Too Much?

Posted by Leah on June 30, 2002 at 12:05:17:

Hi all,

Last fall, I purchased a mineral mix from my feed dealer which I believed to be for goats only. Call it oversight, or ignorance, but I must have not looked too closely at the bag when I bought it because it is in fact a sheep and goat mix. After reading in Coleby's book some of the subtler signs of deficiency, I believe that my goats may be lacking in copper.

Originally, I asked to purchase copper sulfate (as recommended by Coleby), so I could control the amount they were getting. But when I told the feed dealer what it was for, he did everything but refuse to get it for me. He told me that I could easily overdose and kill my goats. Now, of course, I am aware of this and being that I have spent a small fortune (as well as time and energy) on my goats, I have no intention of overdosing them on copper. However, this is not the first time I have been treated as though I am a complete idiot!!! (Of course, around here, they still believe goats eat clothes and tin cans!)

Anyway, he talked me into ordering another mineral mix (specifically for goats this time) that has a copper content of 1250 ppm. But after reading a few articles, I am wondering if this is too high a concentration. Suzanne Gasparotto states in her article, "Copper Deficiency and Toxicity in Goats", "Up to 1200 ppm of copper may be fed to goats under specific situations."

Any thoughts on this? The shipment hasn't arrived yet, so I haven't begun to feed the mineral mix. Should I feel comfortable offering this mix to my goats? Thanks for your time!

Leah

Follow Ups:

Re: Copper...How Much is Too Much? GoatWorld 23:01:21 6/30/2002 (0)
Re: Copper...How Much is Too Much? Linda F 21:50:49 6/30/2002 (0)
Re: Copper...How Much is Too Much? Mary 13:16:37 6/30/2002 (3)
- Re: Copper...How Much is Too Much? Kerrie 05:42:53 7/01/2002 (2)
  - Re: Copper...How Much is Too Much? Karen 06:48:18 7/01/2002 (1)
    - Re: Copper...How Much is Too Much? Kerrie 07:28:04 7/04/2002 (0)

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