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Sheep eating ash trees

  • 29-12-2014 07:42PM
    #1
    ihatewinter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 335 ✭✭


    Hey my sheep have eaten all the bark on about 10 ash trees over the past month. Would they have a mineral deficiency or why is it?

    Thanks


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  • #2
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    Possibly cobalt deficiency, we had cattle at the same thing earlier in the year doing the same thing. Moving this to the sheep forum now so you may get better advice there :)


  • #3
    foxylock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 429 ✭✭foxylock


    ihatewinter wrote: »
    Hey my sheep have eaten all the bark on about 10 ash trees over the past month. Would they have a mineral deficiency or why is it?

    Thanks

    my hoggets were at that earlier in the year. Mineral dosed em and no more prob s.


  • #4
    ihatewinter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 335 ✭✭ihatewinter


    I mineral dose regularly as I farm in a low cobalt area. I may go out and dose again.


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