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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 9904"><p>Have your vets definitely ruled out "white muscle disease" -- which, as I understand it, is a result of selenium deficiency? I can't imagine something buried in the ground a hundred years ago causing you problems today, since moisture going through the soil would/should leach the contaminants down into the soil further. If the calves were eating pieces of metal, then I can see a build up that way, but of course, I am not an expert in such things. One of the questions I would ask about lead poisoning is: How much lead does one have to ingest to be poisoned? This also presupposes that the ONLY thing the calf was eating was lead, don't you think? I am not saying that this isn't your problem, but I am asking if a pre-determined mind set isn't ruling out other more obvious things. Selenium deficiency would explain why the adult animals aren't affected, but the calves are. Inquiring minds want to know... which isn't to say that we don't all want to rush out to the land and clean up the trash. Thanks for the warning.</p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:Sailor_One@hotmail.com">Sailor_One@hotmail.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 9904"] Have your vets definitely ruled out "white muscle disease" -- which, as I understand it, is a result of selenium deficiency? I can't imagine something buried in the ground a hundred years ago causing you problems today, since moisture going through the soil would/should leach the contaminants down into the soil further. If the calves were eating pieces of metal, then I can see a build up that way, but of course, I am not an expert in such things. One of the questions I would ask about lead poisoning is: How much lead does one have to ingest to be poisoned? This also presupposes that the ONLY thing the calf was eating was lead, don't you think? I am not saying that this isn't your problem, but I am asking if a pre-determined mind set isn't ruling out other more obvious things. Selenium deficiency would explain why the adult animals aren't affected, but the calves are. Inquiring minds want to know... which isn't to say that we don't all want to rush out to the land and clean up the trash. Thanks for the warning. [email=Sailor_One@hotmail.com]Sailor_One@hotmail.com[/email] [/QUOTE]
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