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<blockquote data-quote="kyblockhead" data-source="post: 375118" data-attributes="member: 3603"><p>How much copper is enough is often the more complicated question. The university in this area often recommends that the mineral mix contain 1500 ppm of copper (copper sulfate being the recommended source), however, in some areas such as in our area where coal burning power plants deposit sulfur we need higher levels since sulfur lowers the copper availability from the forages. In some of those cases I've seen copper levels raised as high as 3500 ppm. In some of those cases I believe it is probably time to be looking at feeding chelated copper. My only point in this message is to let some know that when they are told to feed a mineral with copper and they go get a mineral with copper at 500 ppm or even 1000 ppm they may still not be providing adequate levels to solve their problem. Note that these levels are in minerals consumed at 4 oz/head/day. 2 oz minerals would have to have those levels doubled.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kyblockhead, post: 375118, member: 3603"] How much copper is enough is often the more complicated question. The university in this area often recommends that the mineral mix contain 1500 ppm of copper (copper sulfate being the recommended source), however, in some areas such as in our area where coal burning power plants deposit sulfur we need higher levels since sulfur lowers the copper availability from the forages. In some of those cases I've seen copper levels raised as high as 3500 ppm. In some of those cases I believe it is probably time to be looking at feeding chelated copper. My only point in this message is to let some know that when they are told to feed a mineral with copper and they go get a mineral with copper at 500 ppm or even 1000 ppm they may still not be providing adequate levels to solve their problem. Note that these levels are in minerals consumed at 4 oz/head/day. 2 oz minerals would have to have those levels doubled. [/QUOTE]
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