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Can I use a trace mineralized salt designed for beef cattle to feed my 4-H lambs?

April 26, 2017Beef cattle designed feed lambs mineralized Salt trace

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Can I use a trace mineralized salt designed for beef cattle to feed my 4-H lambs?

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A. It depends on the copper level in the trace mineral salt and the diet you are feeding. To be safe, the total diet for sheep should be under 10 ppm copper. Sheep are more susceptible to copper toxicity at levels which may just meet the needs of cattle.