[Lucas Cage]

I have been planning to add sheep to my homestead. I was examining my pasture and I noticed a large number of bunches of onion grass growing up in the area. I am wondering if this is suitable for sheep? I have heard from some people that this grass can make ewes sterile. Anyone have any experience with onion grass in the pasture?

Lucas Cage

 

[Alice In TX/MO]

Looks like a bad thing.

Cerebellar ataxia in sheep grazing pastures infested with Romulea rosea (onion grass or Guildford grass) - PubMed

There have been anecdotal reports since 1962 of 'staggers' in sheep grazing Romulea rosea infested pastures, but this is the first detailed account. In September 2005, a locomotor disorder developed in 12 of 120 Merino wethers that had grazed R. rosea infested pasture at Albury, New South Wales...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

 

[oldasrocks]

Onion flavored mutton? What is wrong with that?

 

[Alice In TX/MO]

The sheep die.

 

[RJ2019]

Interesting, never heard of it killing sheep but it's really good to know. I started reading this thread with the primary concern that if they were dairy sheep the milk would be nasty. I learn something new every day, thank you