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<blockquote data-quote="TexasBred" data-source="post: 523509" data-attributes="member: 6897"><p>Trace mineral blocks are worthless as a mineral source. Use a loose mineral that is well fortified and palatable enough that your cattle will eat what they need. Since it seems most folks have a certain calving time for most of the herd that only covers a two to three month period, I'd suggest you switch to what dairy folks feed and that's a "dry cow" mineral to be fed the last two months of pregnancy. These minerals have certain minerals reduced which might be potentially harmful and cause things like milk fever, udder edema, metritis, etc. while increasing other minerals that are more critical during the last stages of pregnancy such as zinc, manganese, selenium, copper and vitamin a & e which prepare the cow for a proper delivery, a healthy calf and hopefully no post partum problems. (RPs, uterine infections, ketosis, etc) Usually a little more expensive but well worth the money.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TexasBred, post: 523509, member: 6897"] Trace mineral blocks are worthless as a mineral source. Use a loose mineral that is well fortified and palatable enough that your cattle will eat what they need. Since it seems most folks have a certain calving time for most of the herd that only covers a two to three month period, I'd suggest you switch to what dairy folks feed and that's a "dry cow" mineral to be fed the last two months of pregnancy. These minerals have certain minerals reduced which might be potentially harmful and cause things like milk fever, udder edema, metritis, etc. while increasing other minerals that are more critical during the last stages of pregnancy such as zinc, manganese, selenium, copper and vitamin a & e which prepare the cow for a proper delivery, a healthy calf and hopefully no post partum problems. (RPs, uterine infections, ketosis, etc) Usually a little more expensive but well worth the money. [/QUOTE]
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