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<blockquote data-quote="Vetrock" data-source="post: 1538054" data-attributes="member: 30445"><p>I have a high phosphorus problem with my hay. Last year I had several cattle go down due the improper Ca<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> ratio. Several died. Some went down even after we provided the correct free choice mineral to fix the problem. So our guess was that some cows didn't eat the mineral. </p><p></p><p>My solution was to add the calcium to the food I'm supplementing in order to better assure I don't have this issue again. I'm told by the guy who mixes my feed that one option is to add Ag Lime. It's 40% Calcium. So I put the math to it based on my hay and their feed analysis. I'd have to add in 125lbs of Ag Lime / ton of feed to get the right amount of Ca to offset my high P. </p><p></p><p>Questions: Will it be palatable? Is there a better option for a Calcium source that won't break the bank? I'm sure this post brings up more questions than that, but I'm trying to be succinct.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vetrock, post: 1538054, member: 30445"] I have a high phosphorus problem with my hay. Last year I had several cattle go down due the improper Ca:P ratio. Several died. Some went down even after we provided the correct free choice mineral to fix the problem. So our guess was that some cows didn’t eat the mineral. My solution was to add the calcium to the food I’m supplementing in order to better assure I don’t have this issue again. I’m told by the guy who mixes my feed that one option is to add Ag Lime. It’s 40% Calcium. So I put the math to it based on my hay and their feed analysis. I’d have to add in 125lbs of Ag Lime / ton of feed to get the right amount of Ca to offset my high P. Questions: Will it be palatable? Is there a better option for a Calcium source that won’t break the bank? I’m sure this post brings up more questions than that, but I’m trying to be succinct. [/QUOTE]
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