It's lambing time for my sheep, which means my dog gets a treat that she seems to love - sheep placenta. Missy usually just scarfs it right down after we finish moving the ewe and newborn lambs into the right pen.
Last weekend as she was munching on her snack, it dawned on me (I'm a little slow...), hey, it's raw, and it adds variety, so it goes right along with the rest of her diet . So would that fall under organ meat, or what? Or maybe just totally gross?
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Holy COW, literally, I never thought or that and we calved out over 1700 head this year between ours and the family cattle, not to mention about 500 other ranchers around here.
I could go into business....... hmmmmmmm
Actually, most of the cows eat their placentas, but the heifers (young inexperienced moms) sometimes don't, they are not that bright, but then again cows are only slightly smarter.
Some of it is semi-nutritionally based for the cow and calf, but it is mostly so coyotes and big cats do not smell it and try and take the calf.
Not sure what category but I would venture, organ meat..??
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There you go Carol, start selling those placentas you'd could be supporting all your dogs!
Sometimes the sheep will eat theirs too, but maybe only half the time. They often have twins, so maybe they're just too busy with babies to eat it.
I have heard that the placenta is supposed to be good for the mother, so I'm wondering what's in it that makes it good for them, and also if that makes it some kind of "super food" for my dog?
The things I think about I do believe that lambing time does something to my brain...
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Added variety?
#136694 - 04/04/2007 08:52 PM 
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. So would that fall under organ meat, or what? Or maybe just totally gross? 
I do believe that lambing time does something to my brain... 
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