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<blockquote data-quote="Lucky_P" data-source="post: 1425264" data-attributes="member: 12607"><p>As previously stated, the likelihood that cattle can actually consume enough from a 'trace mineralized salt block' to meet their needs is pretty slim... and if you're located in an area where soils are deficient in copper, those red TM salt blocks will actually make copper deficiency in your livestock worse - due to the high levels of Iron Oxide that are added as a filler/coloring agent... even though Iron oxide(rust) is virtually unavailable as a utilizable iron source for the animal, it still competetively blocks intestinal absorption sites where copper would be absorbed. </p><p></p><p>All mineral supplementation needs are LOCAL... get and feed a free-choice mineral mix that's been formulated specifically for your area.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lucky_P, post: 1425264, member: 12607"] As previously stated, the likelihood that cattle can actually consume enough from a 'trace mineralized salt block' to meet their needs is pretty slim... and if you're located in an area where soils are deficient in copper, those red TM salt blocks will actually make copper deficiency in your livestock worse - due to the high levels of Iron Oxide that are added as a filler/coloring agent... even though Iron oxide(rust) is virtually unavailable as a utilizable iron source for the animal, it still competetively blocks intestinal absorption sites where copper would be absorbed. All mineral supplementation needs are LOCAL... get and feed a free-choice mineral mix that's been formulated specifically for your area. [/QUOTE]
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