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<blockquote data-quote="MikeC" data-source="post: 163357" data-attributes="member: 1604"><p>Animals have specific requirements for minerals. These requirements are based on the type, weight and age, as well as the rate of performance (weight gain, level of milk production, pregnancy, etc.) expected of the animal.</p><p></p><p>Mineral imbalances and/or deficiencies can result in decreased performance, decreased disease resistance and reproductive failure which results in serious economic losses.</p><p></p><p>Mineral deficiencies or imbalances occur when the animal's requirements are not met because of low mineral content in the feedstuffs, low biological availability of the mineral, or another mineral or other substances interferes with the absorption of the mineral by the animal.</p><p></p><p>While animals may recognize the body's need for minerals, the concept of "Nutritional Wisdom" whereby the animal will eat the minerals that it requires and also consume the correct amounts of the required mineral has not been shown to exist. Mineral supplements are not uniformly palatable. Cattle have shown preference for bonemeal-salt mixtures over other (dicalcium phosphate or monocalcium phosphate) supplements. However, water quality, ration content and variability between animals are also factors influencing palatability.</p><p></p><p>Therefore it is necessary to provide the broad spectrum of frequently deficient minerals in the form that the animals will consume, in the quantity that satisfies the requirements.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MikeC, post: 163357, member: 1604"] Animals have specific requirements for minerals. These requirements are based on the type, weight and age, as well as the rate of performance (weight gain, level of milk production, pregnancy, etc.) expected of the animal. Mineral imbalances and/or deficiencies can result in decreased performance, decreased disease resistance and reproductive failure which results in serious economic losses. Mineral deficiencies or imbalances occur when the animal's requirements are not met because of low mineral content in the feedstuffs, low biological availability of the mineral, or another mineral or other substances interferes with the absorption of the mineral by the animal. While animals may recognize the body's need for minerals, the concept of "Nutritional Wisdom" whereby the animal will eat the minerals that it requires and also consume the correct amounts of the required mineral has not been shown to exist. Mineral supplements are not uniformly palatable. Cattle have shown preference for bonemeal-salt mixtures over other (dicalcium phosphate or monocalcium phosphate) supplements. However, water quality, ration content and variability between animals are also factors influencing palatability. Therefore it is necessary to provide the broad spectrum of frequently deficient minerals in the form that the animals will consume, in the quantity that satisfies the requirements. [/QUOTE]
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