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<blockquote data-quote="faster horses" data-source="post: 1786603" data-attributes="member: 17524"><p>What is the source of the copper you are using? Copper sulfate is the best as far as being utilized by the cow, not copper chloride or copper oxide. </p><p></p><p>Chelated copper might be warranted in your case, but find out what exactly is chelated and how much of it is chelated. Chelated is a buzz word that most don't understand and I don't think some of the mineral companies do either. (and neither do I, but I'm going to attend a meeting on it so I am more knowledgeable.)</p><p></p><p>One thing though, the cows are good and black; copper deficiency usually shows up in a triangle on the cows wither (right in front of the shoulder); it's the shaggy hair on the calves that is red/brown. The calf in the first photo is very rough-haired so there is something not quite right.</p><p>The cows are shiney, why aren't the calves? What are you feeding your cows? </p><p>I'm scratching my head, I don't think I've seen it before where the cows are slick-haired, but the calves aren't...but I've never been in Florida either. Is that a common thing there?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="faster horses, post: 1786603, member: 17524"] What is the source of the copper you are using? Copper sulfate is the best as far as being utilized by the cow, not copper chloride or copper oxide. Chelated copper might be warranted in your case, but find out what exactly is chelated and how much of it is chelated. Chelated is a buzz word that most don't understand and I don't think some of the mineral companies do either. (and neither do I, but I'm going to attend a meeting on it so I am more knowledgeable.) One thing though, the cows are good and black; copper deficiency usually shows up in a triangle on the cows wither (right in front of the shoulder); it's the shaggy hair on the calves that is red/brown. The calf in the first photo is very rough-haired so there is something not quite right. The cows are shiney, why aren't the calves? What are you feeding your cows? I'm scratching my head, I don't think I've seen it before where the cows are slick-haired, but the calves aren't...but I've never been in Florida either. Is that a common thing there? [/QUOTE]
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