Re: [AlpacaTalk] FYI About low copper symptoms--at least in goats...
Personally, I am more concerned with deficiencies in my alpacas' diets. In other areas, there are different challenges as discussed. So what IS recommended and what works in one region will be completely wrong for another region.
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Heather Zeleny
White Lotus Alpacas
Oregon
Holistic Farm and Elite Fleece
On May 6, 2010, at 9:28 AM, Ellie Winslow wrote:
Note these symptoms of sever copper deficiency in goats:
*1. unthrifty
2. rough, un-shiny hair
3. anemia
*4. poor milk production
5. sometimes diarrhea
*6. fading coat color, especially around eyes
*7. bald tail tip
*8. retained placenta
9. difficulty in conceiving
*10. short cycling
11. hair loss
*12. slight hoof deformities
13. bent legs in yearlings
*14. mastitis
15. spontaneous bone fractures
16. frequent bouts with pinkeye, pneumonia, lice,
17. staph infections on udder or nose (look like little pustules)
Low copper in goats means low immune function, thus the wide range of symptoms that all go back to lowered immune defense. Starred items are some of the earliest indicators.
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