BoSe/Selenium gel question

Hi everyone---I have a question about my 4 year old doe, Memilly.   I purchased her in April...she kidded in mid-May (triplet bucklings).  She had a BoSe injection in April, about a month prior to kidding. 

All the rest of  the goats (bucks and does)  have been getting the Selenium/Vit. E gel, with good success.  (We COWP/Selenium gel them all monthly due to our really hard water.)

My question is:  How long is a BoSe injection good for/how long does it last (in a goat's system), and how soon should I be giving her the Selenium/Vit.E gel?

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  • I did get a dealer to order this Fertrell E/Selenium for me but it costs $50 for #50. Still a lot better than the stuff I was ordering on Amazon which they WOLF down eating #5 per week and costing $6 per pound! Hoping they will slow down on the new one since it has much more selenium in it. 


    Julia @Woody Glen Farm said:

    Thank you so much!!

  • Thank you so much!!


  • Absolutely! That was a picture the feed store sent me before I ordered it. For the first two days the girls went crazy over it and now it's the same as the sweetlix and kelp, they nibble at it here and there but they seem to be very satisfied with it. 
    The original price I posted was incorrect, I think I was looking at a different product on the list. I ended up paying $36 for a 50# bag, which is still very reasonable I think. Very, very pleased so far. 

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    Julia @Woody Glen Farm said:

    I'm having trouble finding this brand in my area! The one I got for mine has much less selenium and they have almost gone through 5 lbs in ONE WEEK!! 

  • Emily, could you take a better picture of the label? I'm trying to get someone to order it for me from Fertrell. I can't read the whole title of it in the pic posted. 

  • I'm having trouble finding this brand in my area! The one I got for mine has much less selenium and they have almost gone through 5 lbs in ONE WEEK!! 

  • Thanks for the update, Emily!

  • Update on my Selenium from Fertrell! I got it today and put it out for the first time this evening. They went completely nuts for it!! They almost completely ignored the other selenium powder I had so now I'm a bit concerned about them over-dosing on selenium. I'm glad they liked it though! It definitely smelled better than the other stuff I had. I've been out of kelp for a few weeks and got that in today as well but the girls chose the selenium powder over the kelp!!

  • Thanks for sharing this information, Emily. I'll be looking for a dealer soon!

  • Okay awesome! It's definitely the best price I've found because I won't have to pay a separate shipping fee and it has way more selenium in it than the stuff I got from Hoegger supply. Glad it helped :)

  • That looks like the ingredients that were in the selenium I used to get from Caprine Supply. The idea behind free choice is that the goats will take what they need. Having wheat middlings as the medium is excellent because the goats won't confuse that with any other supplements. I will definitely be looking into this as I know a couple of Fertrell dealers! Thanks for sharing!

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