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<blockquote data-quote="Silver" data-source="post: 1657300" data-attributes="member: 12520"><p>I think it is worth saying that one needs to know what is lacking in your specific environment before going ahead and spending a bunch of money and throwing out any random mineral to your cattle. If your serious about doing it right then do some soil, forage, or blood tests. Not every area is deficient of all nutrients in the same amounts.</p><p>I have stated here before (and been soundly criticized for it) that I don't feed loose mineral. I would, if I needed to. But my cows breed up on time (95% conception rate or better), very high percentage calved out in first cycle, calf mortality is very low, no retained placentas, excellent weaning weights, etc. It would be very difficult to justify the expense at this point, but if things were ever to change I'd change course in a hear beat.</p><p>In fact, just for an experiment I am considering feeding mineral prior and post calving this year just to see if there might be something I'm missing. I'm always open to learning something new.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Silver, post: 1657300, member: 12520"] I think it is worth saying that one needs to know what is lacking in your specific environment before going ahead and spending a bunch of money and throwing out any random mineral to your cattle. If your serious about doing it right then do some soil, forage, or blood tests. Not every area is deficient of all nutrients in the same amounts. I have stated here before (and been soundly criticized for it) that I don't feed loose mineral. I would, if I needed to. But my cows breed up on time (95% conception rate or better), very high percentage calved out in first cycle, calf mortality is very low, no retained placentas, excellent weaning weights, etc. It would be very difficult to justify the expense at this point, but if things were ever to change I'd change course in a hear beat. In fact, just for an experiment I am considering feeding mineral prior and post calving this year just to see if there might be something I'm missing. I'm always open to learning something new. [/QUOTE]
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