[Sca-cooks] Estrella water - alfalfa
Susan Fox
selene at earthlink.net
Thu Feb 1 08:04:25 PST 2007
Kathleen Madsen wrote:
> One of the primary feeds for goats is alfalfa and if a
> batch of contaminated feed was given to them they
> could become ill or even quite possibly die. At the
> least they'd be put off their milking cycle if they
> were dairy goats. Should their milking cycle be
> affected the farmer could stand to lose a lot of money
> if they are selling fluid milk or cheese. Ruminants
> have a very complex digestive tract and the slightest
> change in diet can cause problems. I'm not sure if
> cows or sheep are as sensitive as goats, but a safe
> food chain is very important to keep them healthy. A
> healthy goat is a happy goat.
>
OK, I'll go along with the gag, if only to keep the goats happy.
> Eibhlin, who has a new house with good zoning and Land
> enough for 4.25 goats. :)
I'm a little worried about the .25 of a goat... sounds like a haunch for
supper to me.
Selene
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