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Itcanalsoberiskytograze sheep on pastures that have been fertilized with poultry or pig manure . Caution should be exercised when using any form of copper as a deworming agent . Additional copper should not be added to the diet of sheep unless a deficiency is confirmed by laboratory tests . Goats require more copper in their diets than sheep and are not as sensitive to copper toxicity . Their maximum level of copper is considered to be similar to cattle . If you are keeping sheep and goats together , rather use sheep feed . It may be necessary to give copper supplements to
goats that are co-raised with sheep . Because they browse , the behaviour of goats will be different from that of sheep . Goats spend a lot of time investigating things . They are forever nibbling on and eating things and are quite independent . They appear to be more interactive with the environment , and they are very engaging animals . Sheep have a stronger flocking instinct and become very agitated if they are separated from the rest of the flock . It is easier to keep sheep inside a fence than goats . Goats will seek shelter more readily than sheep , although neither species likes to get its feet wet . In a fight , a ram will back up and charge to butt heads . A goat will rear up on his hind legs and come down forcibly to butt heads . Most goats have horns , many sheep , but not all , are naturally without horns . Goat horns are narrower and usually straighter ; sheep horns tend to be thicker and curved , tending to loop around on the sides of their heads . Some sheep have manes . Some goats have beards , but sheep don ' t . Sheep and goats are generally susceptible to the same diseases . These include orf , bluetongue , foot abscesses and foot rot , arthritis , heartwater , flystrike ,
SMALL STOCK abscesses , mastitis , redgut , coccidiosis , pneumonia , botulism , tetanus , abortions , milk fever and ketosis . They are both troubled by mites , lice infestation , worms and tick damage . They are susceptible to plant poisonings .
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