Central Saskatchewan Canada | Jim - 6/18/2020 12:20
To me, mineral requirements, salt requirements and fly control are three separate matters. I use rubs for flies, white salt blocks in trays for salt and Mineral-lyx in 250 lb returnable steel barrels for mineral and have for about 15 years. A very experienced neighbor got me started with Mineral-lyx. I believe the barrels are very successful. Zero waste, no problems calving or otherwise that can be attributed to mineral shortage. No salt in the mineral. Nutrition Information| Crude Protein, Min | 4.00% | | Crude Fat, Min | 3.00% | | Crude Fiber, Max | 3.00% | | Calcium, Min | 3.50% | | Calcium, Max | 4.50% | | Phosphorus, Min | 4.00% | | Salt, Min | None Added | | Magnesium, Min | 3.00% | | Potassium, Min | 1.70% | | Cobalt, Min | 5 ppm | | Copper, Min | 500 ppm | | Iodine, Min | 25 ppm | | Manganese, Min | 2,000 ppm | | Selenium, Min | 8.8 ppm | | Zinc, Min | 1,500 ppm | | Vitamin A, Min | 100,000 IU/lb | | Vitamin D-3, Min | 10,000 IU/lb | | Vitamin E, Min | 100 IU/lb |
Product IngredientsMolasses products, monocalcium phosphate, dicalcium phosphate, processed grain by-products, magnesium oxide, calcium carbonate, hydrolyzed vegetable oil, plant protein products, manganous oxide, manganese sulfate, zinc oxide, zinc sulfate, copper sulfate, selenium yeast, ethylenediamine dihydroiodide, calcium iodate, cobalt carbonate, vitamin A supplement, vitamin D-3 supplement, vitamin E supplement, mineral oil.
Hope your not paying much for that mineral Jim. It's on the bottom end on everything. But maybe your feed and soils are adequate. Ours here sure are not. |
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