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Penninehillbilly · « **Reply #15 on:** November 20, 2012, 10:40:18 pm »

Quote from: ScotsGirl on November 20, 2012, 06:27:45 pm

I was told boers shouldn't be given barley as it damages the liver. Has anyone else heard this? it is almost impossible to find a feed without barley.

I could do with an answer to this, when I bought my boer kids I was told they fed carrots, beef nuts and rolled barley - advice please?

sokel · « **Reply #16 on:** November 21, 2012, 06:36:49 pm »

Ours where fed a mixture of dairy nuts and sheep mix before we got them and I have continued so I would also like to know

colliewoman · « **Reply #17 on:** November 21, 2012, 06:41:22 pm »

I thought you had to be careful with barley as it can cause acidosis. Any concentrate feed can cause it if they guts too much I know but apparently barley is the worst??
This isn't just Boers though this is ALL sheep and goats (possibly cattle but i dunno about that one).
If this is incorrect i would love to be corrected

ballingall · « **Reply #18 on:** November 21, 2012, 07:23:43 pm »

I have never heard of barley damaging the liver. We have used flaked barley for years, and obviously it is in many other foods as well.

Beth

sokel · « **Reply #19 on:** November 21, 2012, 07:37:58 pm »

Quote from: ballingall on November 21, 2012, 07:23:43 pm

I have never heard of barley damaging the liver. We have used flaked barley for years, and obviously it is in many other foods as well.

Beth

Thats what I thought as most mixes have barley in

Carl f k · « **Reply #20 on:** November 21, 2012, 08:12:19 pm »

Quote from: Mad Goatwoman of Madeley on November 20, 2012, 10:27:42 pm

I've only tried Heygate dairy nuts but she eats them most of the time. The others love them if she leaves any.

They all have Allen and Page coarse mix and sugar beet (I use the pellets as they take up less storage space) and carrots.

Are the dairy nuts for cattle MGM ??