[Alpacasite] Re: Cracked corn

Hi Susan et al,

I, too, use a pellet formulated by Norm Evans to match my
hay. It contains what I would call "flaked" corn in tiny pieces. I
even worry about this amount, though.

At the 2001 AOBA in Portland Dr. Tibary gave a talk on alpaca
nutrition and digestion. Probably Ken has it in his computer
somewhere. He showed slides of the stomachs of alpacas who had died
of ulcers. Corn had caused pitting in the stomach lining. To see
it is to believe in not using corn. As I say, I even worry about the
tiny amount I'm feeding but would certainly not hand out COB for
treats as I used to do!!

Jan Sherrill
Celestial Alpacas
Central Coast of California
Templeton
805/238-2628

>I recently started feeding Blue Seal alpaca feed, which is formulated
>by Dr. Norm Evans. This alpaca feed incorporates "steam flaked" corn
>into their alpaca feed (6th on the ingrediant list). "Corn distillers
>dried grains" is 14th on the list, and "Ground" corn is 17th on the
>list. I certainly don't want to cause any acidosis problems with
>feeding corn, as mentioned in the recent posts. Am I wrong in
>assuming that since Dr. Evans formulated this feed that it is an
>appropriate supplement? Am I missing something here?
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>Just want to do what's best for my critters :-)
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