Workshop: 2014 Black Sheep Gathering: Vitamins & Minerals

A very practical workshop on sheep and goat nutrition: minerals and vitamins that animals need, the best ways to feed them, how to read feed tags, and what to do about some of the most common nutritional problems. I will cover each mineral and vitamin, including recommendations on what to feed. We’ll also discuss the rules of feed labeling, examine some feed tags, and show what each term means. We will also review the most common nutritional problems — such as mineral deficiencies, grain overload, bloat, and pregnancy disease — and describe how to avoid them and what to do when they occur. We will have lots of time for questions and answers.