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<blockquote data-quote="novaman" data-source="post: 750068" data-attributes="member: 2744"><p>Two things popped out at me when I was reading this post. First, cattle do need Ca, especially lactating cows. If they don't have enough you got problems. I always have a couple cows every year that get milk fever which is basically a lack of enough calcium for muscle control and other functions. The second thing is the use of sulfur blocks. I have been told that you should never use them. Cattle get more than enough sulfur from other sources that supplementing it is a waste. Again this may be my area only but it's what I have heard from several sources. In fact, I have issues with my cattle getting too much sulfur. I can't use as much distillers as I would like because of the sulfur content. Anyway the point is I would use plain old white salt regardless of who I am or where I am at and use the loose mineral to supplement anything else they should need. Putting any kind of mineral (besides the sodium and chlorine of course) in a salt block is a complete waste.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="novaman, post: 750068, member: 2744"] Two things popped out at me when I was reading this post. First, cattle do need Ca, especially lactating cows. If they don't have enough you got problems. I always have a couple cows every year that get milk fever which is basically a lack of enough calcium for muscle control and other functions. The second thing is the use of sulfur blocks. I have been told that you should never use them. Cattle get more than enough sulfur from other sources that supplementing it is a waste. Again this may be my area only but it's what I have heard from several sources. In fact, I have issues with my cattle getting too much sulfur. I can't use as much distillers as I would like because of the sulfur content. Anyway the point is I would use plain old white salt regardless of who I am or where I am at and use the loose mineral to supplement anything else they should need. Putting any kind of mineral (besides the sodium and chlorine of course) in a salt block is a complete waste. [/QUOTE]
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