[Jacob-list] white muscle

[Neal and Louise Grose]

I don't know about when lambs develop white muscle disease, but one consideration is that in cattle, selenium deficiency is a major contributing factor to difficult births and retained placentas. Where we know it is a problem, it may be worthwhile to supplement ewes in late pregnancy. Check with a vet for recommendations. Where you have a vet that says she knows nothing about sheep, tell your vet to pretend that sheep are small dairy cows. For nutritional needs, they have much more in common with dairy cows than with beef cattle.

Neal Grose
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Betty Berlenbach 
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  Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 6:40 PM
  Subject: [Jacob-list] white muscle


  Somewhere I read that lambs aren't born with white muscle disease; it takes a few weeks to develop ordinarily.. .Anyone else read that?


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