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<blockquote data-quote="Travlr" data-source="post: 1831347" data-attributes="member: 42463"><p>Well if you can do better than 92% calf crop in sixty days and 600 pound weaning weights at 205 days on 1200 pound cows by using specialized minerals then go for it. The grass of choice in the area was fescue. I had one cow with hoof rot and treated it with iodine after cleaning out the infection between the toes, and that was the only cow I ever had with the problem. There was seasonal grass tetany around, so mag blocks in the spring. But are there any areas with all of those problems? I don't know of anyone else in my area that was feeding loose, special formula minerals or would have because the problems were more related to good selection practices back then... or at least we all thought so.</p><p></p><p>And most of us fed chicken litter when we could get it, which was pretty often, so maybe we were getting minerals that way. But it wasn't terribly consistent.</p><p></p><p>Me trying to ask all the questions isn't being argumentative. If someone's not asking all the questions then they aren't looking for the real answers.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I can agree with that.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>That's a basic misunderstanding of the concept, but it was just an example used to provide material to extrapolate from.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yup... and that's why I'm asking of those in areas with problems.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Not always, but as you say, things vary.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Glad you figured it out for your needs in your area.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Travlr, post: 1831347, member: 42463"] Well if you can do better than 92% calf crop in sixty days and 600 pound weaning weights at 205 days on 1200 pound cows by using specialized minerals then go for it. The grass of choice in the area was fescue. I had one cow with hoof rot and treated it with iodine after cleaning out the infection between the toes, and that was the only cow I ever had with the problem. There was seasonal grass tetany around, so mag blocks in the spring. But are there any areas with all of those problems? I don't know of anyone else in my area that was feeding loose, special formula minerals or would have because the problems were more related to good selection practices back then... or at least we all thought so. And most of us fed chicken litter when we could get it, which was pretty often, so maybe we were getting minerals that way. But it wasn't terribly consistent. Me trying to ask all the questions isn't being argumentative. If someone's not asking all the questions then they aren't looking for the real answers. I can agree with that. That's a basic misunderstanding of the concept, but it was just an example used to provide material to extrapolate from. Yup... and that's why I'm asking of those in areas with problems. Not always, but as you say, things vary. Glad you figured it out for your needs in your area. [/QUOTE]
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