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Best salt blocks for steers??
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<blockquote data-quote="kyblockhead" data-source="post: 317773" data-attributes="member: 3603"><p>A complete mineral mix shouldn't be cut/mixed with salt because it already has it included at the level to control intake. </p><p></p><p>Animal Science 101:</p><p>Trace Minerals (Micro minerals) = minerals needed in small quantities. The micro minerals that are usually supplement in cattle includes copper, manganese, zinc, iodine, selenium, cobalt and sometimes iron. </p><p>Macro Minerals = minerals needed in larger quantities and include calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, salt (sodium and chlorine) and potassium.</p><p></p><p>Note that both are required but just in different levels. Trace mineral salt (in loose or block form) contain some of the trace minerals and salt but do not contain the rest of the macro minerals. The problem with trace mineral salt is that is not complete.</p><p></p><p>There are several block manufacturers so I'm not speaking for all of them, however, several blocks are medicated and must complete feeding trials to prove they deliver a regular dose of medication before they can be approved. I hear many people say cattle don't eat enough of a block or it takes them too long but the research indicates they do deliver just as well as a well formulated loose mineral.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kyblockhead, post: 317773, member: 3603"] A complete mineral mix shouldn't be cut/mixed with salt because it already has it included at the level to control intake. Animal Science 101: Trace Minerals (Micro minerals) = minerals needed in small quantities. The micro minerals that are usually supplement in cattle includes copper, manganese, zinc, iodine, selenium, cobalt and sometimes iron. Macro Minerals = minerals needed in larger quantities and include calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, salt (sodium and chlorine) and potassium. Note that both are required but just in different levels. Trace mineral salt (in loose or block form) contain some of the trace minerals and salt but do not contain the rest of the macro minerals. The problem with trace mineral salt is that is not complete. There are several block manufacturers so I'm not speaking for all of them, however, several blocks are medicated and must complete feeding trials to prove they deliver a regular dose of medication before they can be approved. I hear many people say cattle don't eat enough of a block or it takes them too long but the research indicates they do deliver just as well as a well formulated loose mineral. [/QUOTE]
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