Re: Feeding kelp to animals?

Hi Txedie.

I know nothing about cows. We only have goats and chickens. I just put a bit of kelp on the feed while milking and sprinkle some in my chicken feed mix. Oh yes, the dog gets a bit, too.


Some years back at a local goat meeting at the fairgrounds, a fellow said that goats HAVE to have Norwegian Kelp, so I went out and bought a 50 lb. bag of Algit at the feed store at that time.

If we are deficient in the trace elements, our animals must be also.

There are probably a lot of minerals (other than trace) that may be needed. Goats browse a lot, so they do get a lot of mineral rich native plants. With cows, I would imagine that your fields might need to be fertilized with special nutrients.

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