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red and purple color in eyes and fur coat
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<blockquote data-quote="porchpickles" data-source="post: 509805" data-attributes="member: 7948"><p>hi ....im new to raising dexter cattle and am experiencing a deepening of red in the whites of my heifers eyes and occasionally notice a slight purple tint to the girls coat around the neck area.They are very healthy and shiny, they get loose mineral and pay no attention to it, they also get second cutting hay, 12%protein tub, and about 1 1/2 lbs. of grain aday......they also are pasture fed......i am an advid reader and had a nutrtionist for sweetlix tell me that the red in the eyes can be from a copper deficiency.....however, my old vet, and i mean old,(OLD SCHOOL>>>>AND VERY CASUAL)says"its just a change in the season " affecting their coats.......no mention of the eyes.....im concerned cause im trying to raise purebred dexters and dont want any birthing problems from my best girls..that why i choose dexters, cause of their size and easy birthing rates...any advice would be helpful..........thanks .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="porchpickles, post: 509805, member: 7948"] hi ....im new to raising dexter cattle and am experiencing a deepening of red in the whites of my heifers eyes and occasionally notice a slight purple tint to the girls coat around the neck area.They are very healthy and shiny, they get loose mineral and pay no attention to it, they also get second cutting hay, 12%protein tub, and about 1 1/2 lbs. of grain aday......they also are pasture fed......i am an advid reader and had a nutrtionist for sweetlix tell me that the red in the eyes can be from a copper deficiency.....however, my old vet, and i mean old,(OLD SCHOOL>>>>AND VERY CASUAL)says"its just a change in the season " affecting their coats.......no mention of the eyes.....im concerned cause im trying to raise purebred dexters and dont want any birthing problems from my best girls..that why i choose dexters, cause of their size and easy birthing rates...any advice would be helpful..........thanks . [/QUOTE]
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