[Jacob-list] Shearing Time! / Grey Banding in Fleeces

[ARTHUR PARTRIDGE]

>The problem is that other minerals such as iron and molybdenum in the soil

interfere with the uptake of copper from the rumen in both sheep >and
cattle.
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Juliet's comments jogged my memory.  The banded fleece that was on eBay
auctions came from a flock in Colorado or other Rocky Mountain state where
there is a lot of mining activity.  This supports what Juliet wrote above.

Cathy
Moscow, Idaho