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<blockquote data-quote="Stocker Steve" data-source="post: 1798469" data-attributes="member: 1715"><p>Some cattle and some breeds need a lot more feed and mineral than others. There are breeds developed w/o any mineral supplementation. Another approach to is to cull individuals harder, particularly for hair coat. An indirect approach is to provide more forbs and legumes in your feeds. For example - - alfalfa mix hay is a supplement.</p><p></p><p>In theory - - you sample your feed and develop a custom mineral mix to complement it. In reality - - most producers vary their feed a lot during the year and don't buy enough mineral to interest the custom mineral blenders.</p><p></p><p>Yes - - many people overspend on heavily advertised loose mineral and feel good doing it. Mixing your own loose mineral is an option if you have a shovel or a small electric cement mixer. Often a white mixing salt, Selenium 90, copper sulfate, organic iodine, blend is used in this area. Better hair coats and less foot rot are the most obvious benefits.</p><p></p><p>We provide injectable Multimin on a visual as required basis when doing pre breeding vaccinations. They have data on it's effectiveness. You need to allow for at least 3 weeks between an injection and turning bulls out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stocker Steve, post: 1798469, member: 1715"] Some cattle and some breeds need a lot more feed and mineral than others. There are breeds developed w/o any mineral supplementation. Another approach to is to cull individuals harder, particularly for hair coat. An indirect approach is to provide more forbs and legumes in your feeds. For example - - alfalfa mix hay is a supplement. In theory - - you sample your feed and develop a custom mineral mix to complement it. In reality - - most producers vary their feed a lot during the year and don't buy enough mineral to interest the custom mineral blenders. Yes - - many people overspend on heavily advertised loose mineral and feel good doing it. Mixing your own loose mineral is an option if you have a shovel or a small electric cement mixer. Often a white mixing salt, Selenium 90, copper sulfate, organic iodine, blend is used in this area. Better hair coats and less foot rot are the most obvious benefits. We provide injectable Multimin on a visual as required basis when doing pre breeding vaccinations. They have data on it's effectiveness. You need to allow for at least 3 weeks between an injection and turning bulls out. [/QUOTE]
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