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<blockquote data-quote="TexasBred" data-source="post: 463759" data-attributes="member: 6897"><p>Don't worry about the potassium level. 1.62 is not toxic. Calcium is very deficient as is copper and manganese. As for mineral supplementation making palatable mineral while not making it TOO palatable is a real juggling act. Most companies will use cottonseed meal, dried molasses or grain by-products to enhance flavor. Without it most cattle will hardly touch the mineral no matter how badly they may need it. More often than not salt is used as a limiter. If you feel your cattle are eating the mineral in order to satisfy their need for sodium then put out free choice salt also. (granular, not salt blocks). Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TexasBred, post: 463759, member: 6897"] Don't worry about the potassium level. 1.62 is not toxic. Calcium is very deficient as is copper and manganese. As for mineral supplementation making palatable mineral while not making it TOO palatable is a real juggling act. Most companies will use cottonseed meal, dried molasses or grain by-products to enhance flavor. Without it most cattle will hardly touch the mineral no matter how badly they may need it. More often than not salt is used as a limiter. If you feel your cattle are eating the mineral in order to satisfy their need for sodium then put out free choice salt also. (granular, not salt blocks). Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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