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<blockquote data-quote="Lucky_P" data-source="post: 988729" data-attributes="member: 12607"><p>Agreed, greybeard. </p><p>I've seen trainwrecks when folks bought into the unsubstantiated hype; especially with small ruminants(goats & sheep).</p><p>DE, garlic, pumpkin seeds, etc. are not effective internal parasite control methods - but if some faceless entity on the Internet says that their goats could run faster, jump higher, had shinier coats, etc., well... that's got to mean more than an unbiased scientific evaluation, right? 'Cause we all know that they're funded by the big drug companies, right? Wrong. </p><p></p><p>Have also seen some real wrecks with cattle, when well-meaning folks give faulty advice to newbies who have no prior experience. </p><p>One that sticks in my mind was a young couple just getting started who were raising dairy calves; a well-meaning neighbor told them, "Those calves will do just fine on 10% horse & mule feed, and it's cheaper than that 16% calf-grower." Well, no they don't - a growing calf needs more than 10% protein to build bone & muscle, and the Ca<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> balance in that horse & mule feed isn't right for a growing calf - as they found out, when these calves hit about 400 lbs and started having femoral & spinal fractures.</p><p></p><p>Most posters here at CT are pretty knowledgeable, but from time to time, I see some 'dangerous' recommendations put forward.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lucky_P, post: 988729, member: 12607"] Agreed, greybeard. I've seen trainwrecks when folks bought into the unsubstantiated hype; especially with small ruminants(goats & sheep). DE, garlic, pumpkin seeds, etc. are not effective internal parasite control methods - but if some faceless entity on the Internet says that their goats could run faster, jump higher, had shinier coats, etc., well... that's got to mean more than an unbiased scientific evaluation, right? 'Cause we all know that they're funded by the big drug companies, right? Wrong. Have also seen some real wrecks with cattle, when well-meaning folks give faulty advice to newbies who have no prior experience. One that sticks in my mind was a young couple just getting started who were raising dairy calves; a well-meaning neighbor told them, "Those calves will do just fine on 10% horse & mule feed, and it's cheaper than that 16% calf-grower." Well, no they don't - a growing calf needs more than 10% protein to build bone & muscle, and the Ca:P balance in that horse & mule feed isn't right for a growing calf - as they found out, when these calves hit about 400 lbs and started having femoral & spinal fractures. Most posters here at CT are pretty knowledgeable, but from time to time, I see some 'dangerous' recommendations put forward. [/QUOTE]
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