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Maggie Leman
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Username: maggieleman
Post Number: 1192
Registered: 07-2005
Posted From: 71.111.230.109
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, September 03, 2006 - 08:15 am: | |
Do not depend on the rumensin (or any other antibiotic, dewormer or coccidiastat) in the minerals or in any feed to control or treat disease or parasites, its never that easy. Kids especially don't consume enough minerals or solid feed at the time in their life when they are most vulnerable (1 to 6 weeks old is when the kids are first exposed). It may help some kids but you may still have to treat coccidia in others. Same with pelleted dewormers and antibiotics added to feed or water. The animals that need it most may not consume what the need because they don't feel well...
It has been shown to cause decreased fertility, cystic ovaries and some other problems in dairy cattle. I deal with this enough to not want to give something that may increase the chances (always a favorite doe too, you know?). Do a google search on rumensin and read the label before you decide if you want to use a mineral with it or not. I know that many producers swear by it, I don't use it myself. But it looks like it could be useful for goats that have to forage for themselves for most of their food or for goats kept in intensive feedlots and under stress.
Maggie Leman
Goat 911 Capri Medic
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Maggie Leman
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Username: maggieleman
Post Number: 1191
Registered: 07-2005
Posted From: 71.111.230.109
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, September 03, 2006 - 07:58 am: | |
If you have horses go with the one without. I believe rumensin will poison horses. Even if they don't share a pasture there is a chance the horses could get to the minerals.
Maggie Leman
Goat 911 Capri Medic
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Donna Huzinec
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Username: indianprincess1
Post Number: 23
Registered: 07-2006
Posted From: 74.32.130.40
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, September 03, 2006 - 07:47 am: | |
Thanks for the advice, I cancelled my order. I'm new to goat farming and appreciate any advice. I found a feed store that will order it for me. Do you use Sweetlix with Rumensin or without? |
Don S. (Unregistered Guest)
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Posted From: 172.164.228.33
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, September 01, 2006 - 10:55 pm: | |
Might check the salt contect of the Purina mineral to make sure its what you want. I tried it a couple of years ago. $9.95 for 25# bag. Saw that it said 40% salt. That means I was paying $4 for 10# of salt. expensive salt. Now days the price of that mineral is even higher.
Im not trying to advertise, but now I feel fairly confident using the Meat Maker Sweetlix goat mineral. I think it has good formulation of the minerals that goats need like copper and selenium. |
Donna Huzinec
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Username: indianprincess1
Post Number: 22
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, September 01, 2006 - 08:48 pm: | |
Maggie, my feed store will order me Purina Mills Goat Mineral. I'm going to try it, hope its what I need. I'm still drenching and given vitamin B and things seem to be holding there own. They seem to be getting better. |
Maggie Leman
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Username: maggieleman
Post Number: 1184
Registered: 07-2005
Posted From: 64.102.64.115
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 31, 2006 - 08:22 am: | |
Go to http://goatworld.com/, the home page and look at the top banner for the link to GoatWorld Articles. You can use the click it text button or go to the drop down list.
Bucks as young as 12 weeks (and does too!) can be fertile. It is about time to move those boys out. I use a cattle mineral and have for several years. Make a copy of the Golden Blend Mineral content and match a cattle mineral as close as you can. Geritol does come in a liquid, or use a similar generic from the drug store.
Maggie Leman
Goat 911 Capri Medic
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Donna Huzinec
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Username: indianprincess1
Post Number: 21
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 31, 2006 - 07:41 am: | |
Where do you find the article page? |
Donna Huzinec
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Post Number: 20
Registered: 07-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, August 30, 2006 - 07:43 pm: | |
Maggie, the mineral feeder made of pvc is a great idea. I can't find any loose minerals for goats at my feed store. I am going to see if they can order some for me. I don't know though. I called custom milling but it cost more to ship it than what the minerals cost. Any other ideas? Is loose mineral for cattle okay? Also, does Geritol come in liquid? Some of my goats love Nutridrench and others hate it. Is it okay to keep young buck kids [10 weeks] in with does? At what age should they be separated? Thanks for all the advise! |
Maggie Leman
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Username: maggieleman
Post Number: 1151
Registered: 07-2005
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, August 26, 2006 - 01:08 pm: | |
You can give the Nutridrench and B Complex. Give them once a day for a few weeks until the mucus membranes are bright pink again. Offer the loose mineral free choice. I have a very handy mineral feeder pictured on my website at http://www.maggidans.com on the Good Idea! Page. You make it out of PVC drain pipe, very inexpensive and easy to make.
Maggie Leman
Goat 911 Capri Medic
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