Re: [AlpacaTalk] Minerals / Copper

 

Actually, the generally accepted copper requirements published for alpacas (and llamas) including recommendations by Dr. Van Saun are nearly identical with NRC recommendations for sheep, while only about 60% of NRC recommended levels for goats.

 

Main point is that a sheep feed contains very acceptable levels of copper for llamas and alpacas, while a goat feed contains potentially toxic (to llamas and alpacas) levels of copper.

 

Still, soil minerals, forage testing, etc all need to be taken into account to quantify overall nutrition being provided and to determine the need for, or content, of any supplementation.

 

Jess

 

Jess & Cookie Bowers
Acres of Love Alpaca Ranch
Acres of Love Alpaca Transport
11006 N 92nd East Ave
Owasso, OK  74055-6531
(918) 829-9987
Fax (918) 272-0969
WWW.Acresoflove.com

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From: Laura A. Roberts

To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 10:50 AM

Subject: RE: [AlpacaTalk] Minerals / Copper

            Because they are ignorant. (I am included in this generalization) Is this the answer you were waiting to hear?

 

            I appreciate you bringing up the subject, really.  But the exclamation points are getting old.

 

            I will do better research regarding copper, and will have labs run on the one girl I am feeding broodmare supplement. 

 

            I do know that alpacas require more copper than sheep…….closer to goats but not as much as horses or cattle, so if I feed anything not labeled for alpacas, I will avoid those labeled for cattle and probably horses, too.

 

            Thanks for bringing this up. 

 

            To anyone out there with skinny animals, please disregard my advice to feed Calf Manna or Broodmare grains.  While it appears to be working for us, I would not want anyone to have negative results due to my ignorance.

 

Laura Roberts

R Half Pint Farm

Spotsylvania, VA 

 

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From: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tina Travis
Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 11:27 AM
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [AlpacaTalk] Minerals / Copper

 

 

                  No one seams to get my question!!  I want to know why people are adding more feeds that are not made for Alpacas & those other feeds have added copper in them!!!!WHY ARE PEOPLE DOING THIS?Then they freely advices others to do this .I know all about feed,hay,pasture,minerals..My herd is fine---BUT i am concerned about all these Pacas that are getting all the extras that are not made for alpaca and they have ADDED copper!!!

Tina Travis  

Elkhorn Alpacas

31655 Elkhorn Glen

Warrenton,MO.63383

636-359-0250 / 636-459-8930

traviselkhornalpacas@yahoo.com

www.elkhornalpacas.com

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