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  1. Retained Placenta Concerns - Homesteading Forum

    Mar 8, 2011 · Also, she believes that this tends to happen when the ewe is deficient in potassium, and maybe selenium. Click to expand... Selenium deficiency can definitely be the culprit for …

  2. BoSe - Homesteading Forum

    Jan 12, 2007 · The selenium really helps take care of retained placenta's and other problems. If I notice an animal is down on its pasterns or maybe dragging a foot, I give selenium immediately.

  3. What causes a calf to be born backwards? - Homesteading Forum

    Apr 30, 2015 · Good loose minerals usually have selenium in them, but with evidence that the cattle are deficient, it might be a good idea to put out selenium 90 trace mineral blocks.

  4. Difference between Bo-Se and Vitamin E & Selenium Gel

    Mar 30, 2015 · "Bo-Se is recommended for the prevention and treatment of white muscle disease (Selenium-Tocopherol Deficiency) syndrome in calves, lambs, and ewes, and as an aid in the …

  5. When to give Bose shot - Homesteading Forum

    Jan 31, 2015 · The list of selenium deficiency side effects is actually much longer - here are a few we've had - Regular stock - weak immunity, loss of hair or coat condition, infertility or low …

  6. Selenium map with great detail - Homesteading Forum

    Jan 11, 2012 · Selenium is a trace mineral present in the soil in varying amounts around the world. In the United States, soil is selenium-deficient in parts of the Pacific Northwest, from the …

  7. Anyone ever done blood tests for selenium? - Homesteading Forum

    May 26, 2011 · We have all the signs and symptoms of low selenium levels. Our goats are from a nearby herd who doesn't do Bo-se shots. We adopted a practically identical management style …

  8. Pig minerals? - Homesteading Forum

    Jan 5, 2012 · I know our soil has the minerals because 1) I had it tested and 2) our pigs do great on our soil and the forage grown on it but in the winter when we get winter hay from another …

  9. how young can a heifer get bred? - Homesteading Forum

    Nov 9, 2005 · Give her a trace mineral salt block with adequate copper, iodine, and selenium levels, keep it out of reach of sheep if you have any. She should be okay with that, make sure …

  10. red sheen to a black hide?? | Homesteading Forum

    Jun 29, 2012 · Red sheen on the topside from shoulders and back a ways is indicative of copper deficiency in black hided cattle. Unsure about the tail part. A good loose mineral supplement …