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<blockquote data-quote="Santas and Duhram Reds" data-source="post: 750336" data-attributes="member: 6712"><p>Professionals informed me about Calcium. It was actually on a radio program I listened to a few years ago. I am not trying to argue, just stating the fact calcium can be adequately fulfilled in most forages an animal takes in ... without grain intake. It was stressed during this program that many believe that cattle need extra calcium supplements during lactation but really its not necessary because an animal can take in their calcium requirements through daily grazing of legumes. </p><p></p><p>The program did not talk about sulphur, but I believe sulphur usually needs to be supplemented, whether it be through grain or a water source. I do not believe an animal can acquire adequate sulphur through forage alone (though I haven't looked this up or been informed by a nutritionist). A little grain intake (or in your case, water which I am sure played a factor when your professional consultants analyzed your herd's daily requirements, or at least it should have been) from time to time I am sure make supplementing sulphur unnescessarry as well.</p><p></p><p>This is not a post to discourage the use of mineral supplements. Just stating that some of the things people buy in the all inclusive bags of mineral may not be exactly what the animal is lacking, or that people may be wasting a lot of mineral because the cows are going through it in order to achieve the requirements of just 1 or 2 supplements. Seems pretty wasteful. Not everyone can find exactly what it is that their herd is lacking so they get it all ( I do too). Doesn't make it right. Just makes it safe but that does not negate the fact that it is wasteful and can be done better.</p><p></p><p>Also, again, in my original post, I was not praising the use of sulphur blocks. It is an old age remedy (cure all if you will), that many still believe in today.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Santas and Duhram Reds, post: 750336, member: 6712"] Professionals informed me about Calcium. It was actually on a radio program I listened to a few years ago. I am not trying to argue, just stating the fact calcium can be adequately fulfilled in most forages an animal takes in ... without grain intake. It was stressed during this program that many believe that cattle need extra calcium supplements during lactation but really its not necessary because an animal can take in their calcium requirements through daily grazing of legumes. The program did not talk about sulphur, but I believe sulphur usually needs to be supplemented, whether it be through grain or a water source. I do not believe an animal can acquire adequate sulphur through forage alone (though I haven't looked this up or been informed by a nutritionist). A little grain intake (or in your case, water which I am sure played a factor when your professional consultants analyzed your herd's daily requirements, or at least it should have been) from time to time I am sure make supplementing sulphur unnescessarry as well. This is not a post to discourage the use of mineral supplements. Just stating that some of the things people buy in the all inclusive bags of mineral may not be exactly what the animal is lacking, or that people may be wasting a lot of mineral because the cows are going through it in order to achieve the requirements of just 1 or 2 supplements. Seems pretty wasteful. Not everyone can find exactly what it is that their herd is lacking so they get it all ( I do too). Doesn't make it right. Just makes it safe but that does not negate the fact that it is wasteful and can be done better. Also, again, in my original post, I was not praising the use of sulphur blocks. It is an old age remedy (cure all if you will), that many still believe in today. [/QUOTE]
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