I had a cow with a limp and another with a lump on her face under her eye about were her top teeth are.
From past experience feeding cotton burrs I've always used iodized salt.
My local feed store doesn't keep it but he has a trace mineral block that has 70ppm iodine vs 100ppm on iodized salt.
They never touched the trace mineral block.
I also have cattleman blend loose mineral that has 120 ppm iodine, but they didn't touch it.
I went and bought iodized salt and they have been hammering it.
I bought a molasses tub and sprinkle the tub everyday with a heavy layer of the mineral forcing them to eat it before getting to the sweet stuff.
The lump on the jaw is gone.
The cow with a limp I put in the chute and cleaned it up but nothing between her toes and doctored with oxcytetracycaline SQ, she showed no improvement but I've noticed her at the tub/mineral several times and she's improving.
I'm pretty much convinced it's the iodine making the difference
From past experience feeding cotton burrs I've always used iodized salt.
My local feed store doesn't keep it but he has a trace mineral block that has 70ppm iodine vs 100ppm on iodized salt.
They never touched the trace mineral block.
I also have cattleman blend loose mineral that has 120 ppm iodine, but they didn't touch it.
I went and bought iodized salt and they have been hammering it.
I bought a molasses tub and sprinkle the tub everyday with a heavy layer of the mineral forcing them to eat it before getting to the sweet stuff.
The lump on the jaw is gone.
The cow with a limp I put in the chute and cleaned it up but nothing between her toes and doctored with oxcytetracycaline SQ, she showed no improvement but I've noticed her at the tub/mineral several times and she's improving.
I'm pretty much convinced it's the iodine making the difference