> > Be careful grazing soy beans if seed
>> is formed because the beans can be
>> toxic unless heated.
FWO replied -
>Nope, not true, at least not for dairy cows.
The question was re lambs not cows. See below.
>Second, I'm searching for scientific information (papers) about
>lambs grazing soybean pasture.
> Here in Uruguay (South America) we have many farmers fattening
>lambs in different types of pasture like white clover, ryegrass, etc.
If some beans get knocked to the ground, go mouldy and are licked up
later by lambs not only can they get mould problems, but also
listeriosis from the soil.
Parts of Uruguay have a moist climate so mould forms quickly even in the pod.
Grazing soys is not like feeding dried ones.
Calves have died in Canada from eating unheated soy beans.
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Vaughan Jones
