Beekissed
Herd Master
When I peruse this site: https://www.wormx.info/browseplants
...and see how much copper my sheep are ingesting each day as they graze some paddocks that are entirely of browse plants such as these and other tree and vine fodder, I have to wonder about all the paranoia surrounding copper levels for sheep. I know they are also consuming things that bind that copper but just how much? Their two main loves of autumn olive and multiflora rose are 12.6 and 12.9 ppm, respectively, and sheep supposedly should have no more than 5-7 ppm.
Since sheep minerals come without any copper at all and grass based sheep aren't eating any feeds that could have copper, what are those folks doing who have no good browse in their pasture? Is this why so many black sheep look brown out there?
And if copper supposedly builds up in the liver, how are my sheep able to graze high levels consistently without any ill effects?
...and see how much copper my sheep are ingesting each day as they graze some paddocks that are entirely of browse plants such as these and other tree and vine fodder, I have to wonder about all the paranoia surrounding copper levels for sheep. I know they are also consuming things that bind that copper but just how much? Their two main loves of autumn olive and multiflora rose are 12.6 and 12.9 ppm, respectively, and sheep supposedly should have no more than 5-7 ppm.
Since sheep minerals come without any copper at all and grass based sheep aren't eating any feeds that could have copper, what are those folks doing who have no good browse in their pasture? Is this why so many black sheep look brown out there?
And if copper supposedly builds up in the liver, how are my sheep able to graze high levels consistently without any ill effects?