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<blockquote data-quote="Ski" data-source="post: 5296453" data-attributes="member: 20583"><p>Rumen acidosis and aflatoxin are MAJOR issues with corn. It's worth reading up on. There's plenty info available from credible sources.</p><p></p><p>So long as deer have regular exposure to corn plus other fiber rich foods to break it down, corn isn't horrible. The problem is giving corn to hungry deer when they're not used to it. Their stomachs don't handle it well due to a flood of acids caused by the fermenting corn. It can kill a healthy deer within hours.</p><p></p><p>Aflatoxin is a mold that grows on the corn, thereby poisoning the animals that consume it. Food and livestock grade corn meets a minimum standard of aflatoxin. "Deer corn" fails to meet that standard, so it's labeled and marketed to hunters. A bag of deer corn failed the safety measure for livestock feed, so it's foolish to think it's safe for deer. It's even deadlier for turkeys.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ski, post: 5296453, member: 20583"] Rumen acidosis and aflatoxin are MAJOR issues with corn. It's worth reading up on. There's plenty info available from credible sources. So long as deer have regular exposure to corn plus other fiber rich foods to break it down, corn isn't horrible. The problem is giving corn to hungry deer when they're not used to it. Their stomachs don't handle it well due to a flood of acids caused by the fermenting corn. It can kill a healthy deer within hours. Aflatoxin is a mold that grows on the corn, thereby poisoning the animals that consume it. Food and livestock grade corn meets a minimum standard of aflatoxin. "Deer corn" fails to meet that standard, so it's labeled and marketed to hunters. A bag of deer corn failed the safety measure for livestock feed, so it's foolish to think it's safe for deer. It's even deadlier for turkeys. [/QUOTE]
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