Re: Kudzu Leaves As Ig Food?

Posted by LauraO on September 29, 1999 at 18:11:10:

In Reply to: Kudzu Leaves As Ig Food? posted by Sharon on September 29, 1999 at 11:10:43:

:Funny you mentioned Kudzu. It just so happens that we learned about it this afternoon during a field trip in my botany class. Interesting background (I am learning a lot about invasive species and it's amazing just how many native US species really are being crowded out). I don't recall ever seeing these leaves being used before by reptiles enthusiasts. Past experience does show that what is poisonous for mammals may or may not be so for reptiles, but anything that can kill a reptile will almost certainly kill a mammal;in terms of edible plants at least. I can only guess that whatever is ok for the domestic cow is okay for an ig. As to it's calcium-to-phosphorus ratio and so forth, I don't believe there is any widely published RDA on it. Perhaps you are better off going online and looking up the vine directly or cattle fodders.

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: :Funny you mentioned Kudzu. It just so happens that we learned about it this afternoon during a field trip in my botany class. Interesting background (I am learning a lot about invasive species and it's amazing just how many native US species really are being crowded out). I don't recall ever seeing these leaves being used before by reptiles enthusiasts. Past experience does show that what is poisonous for mammals may or may not be so for reptiles, but anything that can kill a reptile will almost certainly kill a mammal;in terms of edible plants at least. I can only guess that whatever is ok for the domestic cow is okay for an ig. As to it's calcium-to-phosphorus ratio and so forth, I don't believe there is any widely published RDA on it. Perhaps you are better off going online and looking up the vine directly or cattle fodders.

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