[Jacob-list] baking soda

[Johann Kuntz]

Neal,

If that's the case then I probably shouldn't be giving my sheep any baking soda.  Their diet is mostly forage.  I usually only give them a small amount of grain as a training tool so they will come when I call them.

Johann


> From: nlgrose at yadtel.net

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> Date: Thu, 20 May 2010 16:30:51 -0400

> Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] baking soda

> 

> I had wondered about this as well. Baking soda is normally used for 

> ruminants that are on high grain diets to offset lack of cud chewing. I 

> really don't see that it would be any advantage to mature animals that are 

> on maintenance high forage diets.

> 

> Neal

> 

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> 

> >I never heard of feeding sheep baking soda. Probably that's what I get for 

> >learning about sheep at university instead of over the internet. I really 

> >can't see how it would help prevent bloat as mixing baking soda with acid 

> >produces gas and how would you tell if it did? I've run 40 to 100 crossbred 

> >ewes for 35 years, sometimes on straight alfalfa and only had one case of 

> >bloat, with out baking soda.

> >

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