Is it safe to feed sheep chocolate?

Answer 1

yes! the anserer is stupid

Answer 2

You're really asking this?! Really?

What do you think? Think about a sheep's natural diet. This shouldn't be hard to figure out.

A. I asked the above question and since it went unanswered here except for the sarcastic reply, I contacted a professor in the Animal Science Department at our state university. His reply to me was:

"Interesting question but thanks to the ruminal microbes the theobromine

may not reach the abomasum but I could not promise that is true.

However, one of the reasons believed why the ruminant animal developed a four compartmental stomach was so that the first compartment, the rumen could house

microbes that could detoxify toxic substances. Theobromine is the toxic

component of chocolate for dogs. Don't know if that helped, but I tried."

I had a good reason to ask the question in the first place. If you know anything at all about sheep you know they will eat just about anything you put in front of them.

I like this question. I've raised sheep for the last 6 years and I know what you mean, they are so curious about everything. I don't think that chocolate would be good for them. Dogs as you mentioned can die from eating to much chocolate. But Thoebromine in large doses can make any animal sick, even us. I'd say, but dont quote me on this, chocolate wouldn't hurt them if it was a small amount but might as well keep it away from them just in case.

Answer 3

No, it is not safe to feed sheep chocolate. Chocolate contains theobromine, which is toxic to sheep and can lead to serious health issues such as gastrointestinal upset, seizures, and even death. It is best to avoid feeding any type of chocolate to sheep.