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Can you tell me if white oak acorns are poisoness to goats. These are the large acorns and we have tons of them and were picking them up to save for the winter for my goats.
They can be poisonous--more often when they are green. Goats can detoxify the tannic acid better than other animals. I would be cautious about feeding them to goats. Here is a link that is mainly about cattle but mentions poisoning in goats. http://texnat.tamu.edu/cmplants/toxic/Acrobat/Oak.pdf
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Cheryl K. Smith
Expertise
Goat Health Care; basic goat management. Author of Goat Health Care (2009) and Raising Goats for Dummies (2010)
Experience
Publisher of Goat Health Care, www.goathealthcare.com. I have raised miniature dairy goats since 1998. I published Ruminations, the Nigerian Dwarf and Mini Dairy Goat magazine for 7 years and mentor other goat owners, as I was mentored for my first years.
Organizations
American Goat Society (AGS), The Miniature Goat Registry (TMGR)
Publications
Raising Goats for Dummies (author) Goat Health Care (Editor and Author), Ruminations, Dairy Goat Journal, Issues in Law and Medicine, Topics in Health Records Management, Oregon Bar Bulletin, Midwifery Today, Countryside
Education/Credentials
BS, Health Information Administration
JD, Law
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