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<blockquote data-quote="Mark Reynolds" data-source="post: 1828240" data-attributes="member: 43196"><p>If minerals were the problem, that would be the difference. What makes me think that this isn't the problem though is that mineral deficiencies usually take time to develop. I suspect there hasn't been an adequate time away from the pasture yet (as in a few months I'd suspect). If it were the soil only, The calf exhibiting the 'cribbing' behavior does have access to the pasture and soil, just a smaller area, so the calf isn't lacking for the soil, unless it is a localized depleted source of mineral that the calf has access to, which I've never heard of, but not completely out of the question. I won't say an acute mineral deficiency can't occur because it can (as in the case of grass tetany) It's just gut fill is much more likely and is also supported by the limited feed supplied to the calf (which is supported by limited pasture access while the two not cribbing have more pasture (forage) access, until the pasture is gone, which I suspect is very soon based on what has been said.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mark Reynolds, post: 1828240, member: 43196"] If minerals were the problem, that would be the difference. What makes me think that this isn't the problem though is that mineral deficiencies usually take time to develop. I suspect there hasn't been an adequate time away from the pasture yet (as in a few months I'd suspect). If it were the soil only, The calf exhibiting the 'cribbing' behavior does have access to the pasture and soil, just a smaller area, so the calf isn't lacking for the soil, unless it is a localized depleted source of mineral that the calf has access to, which I've never heard of, but not completely out of the question. I won't say an acute mineral deficiency can't occur because it can (as in the case of grass tetany) It's just gut fill is much more likely and is also supported by the limited feed supplied to the calf (which is supported by limited pasture access while the two not cribbing have more pasture (forage) access, until the pasture is gone, which I suspect is very soon based on what has been said. [/QUOTE]
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