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<blockquote data-quote="Chuckie" data-source="post: 1830967" data-attributes="member: 637"><p>Silver, I agree, myself I would take a sulfate over an oxide in my vitamins. But in a lactating cow feeding a calf according to the Dairy studies, it puts the brakes on aiding in digestion of fiber. So, they say it is costly to feed a sulfate to a cow that provides milk. I decided that I want my mama cow to give all the milk she can to her calf, so I will with hold off on the sulfates. But Oxide is kicked up when fed Rumesin. </p><p></p><p> As a matter of fact on the oxides, I was taking a Magnesium oxide supplement. Each morning after I took my medicine I felt nauseous and I dreaded taking the pills. Then I read where it said if you took Magnesium oxide that it would make you sick at your stomach. BINGO!! I changed my source of Magnesium to Magnesium Citrate, and I have not had an upset stomach since then. And when I started looking into the minerals and found that was the same mineral they put in the cattle mix, I thought, this is not good. So I tried to figure it out as Magnesium controls the so much of the body processes. I saw the Magnesium sulfate, and then found out it put the brakes on fiber digestion, and I did not want that. Crazy! But to feed the oxide, you need to add Rumensin as you get a break down of the mineral and up the abosption rate by 25% more. What's not to love there. Rumensin cost about 3-4 cents a day to feed. Rumensin aids in the breakdown of so much feed and it takes less to maintain the body weights you desire. </p><p></p><p>I was studying those Calcium boluses they give to dairy cattle and what all they contained to get the cow back on her feet as she went into a "Milk Fever" mode after calving. I wanted to learn what each additive did to help turn her around and see what could be fed before the cow ever got to that stage. Magnesium was one of the minerals in that tablet, and I reached out why it was in there. They have products that I cannot get my hands on in this area such as Soychlor, and there was one other that I did not check into before I found out that my Dairy cow situation was not going to happen as the herd from out of state probably had disease in it and I did not want to mix it with my closed herd. I found out when I pushed for health papers and vaccinations, and they ran backwards on me. Red Flag. </p><p></p><p> I was planning on bringing in a nurse cow and was preparing to take care of her and have what I needed. But for some strange unknown reason, it is impossible in my area to get a healthy Jersey cow. I know of one Dairy that I have asked for a cow and one that they may be feeding and her milk volume does to meet their requirements they had hoped. This dairy is clean as it can be, and run a clean herd. All I can do is wait. </p><p></p><p>And just keep reading and posting what I read. Ha-ha!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chuckie, post: 1830967, member: 637"] Silver, I agree, myself I would take a sulfate over an oxide in my vitamins. But in a lactating cow feeding a calf according to the Dairy studies, it puts the brakes on aiding in digestion of fiber. So, they say it is costly to feed a sulfate to a cow that provides milk. I decided that I want my mama cow to give all the milk she can to her calf, so I will with hold off on the sulfates. But Oxide is kicked up when fed Rumesin. As a matter of fact on the oxides, I was taking a Magnesium oxide supplement. Each morning after I took my medicine I felt nauseous and I dreaded taking the pills. Then I read where it said if you took Magnesium oxide that it would make you sick at your stomach. BINGO!! I changed my source of Magnesium to Magnesium Citrate, and I have not had an upset stomach since then. And when I started looking into the minerals and found that was the same mineral they put in the cattle mix, I thought, this is not good. So I tried to figure it out as Magnesium controls the so much of the body processes. I saw the Magnesium sulfate, and then found out it put the brakes on fiber digestion, and I did not want that. Crazy! But to feed the oxide, you need to add Rumensin as you get a break down of the mineral and up the abosption rate by 25% more. What's not to love there. Rumensin cost about 3-4 cents a day to feed. Rumensin aids in the breakdown of so much feed and it takes less to maintain the body weights you desire. I was studying those Calcium boluses they give to dairy cattle and what all they contained to get the cow back on her feet as she went into a "Milk Fever" mode after calving. I wanted to learn what each additive did to help turn her around and see what could be fed before the cow ever got to that stage. Magnesium was one of the minerals in that tablet, and I reached out why it was in there. They have products that I cannot get my hands on in this area such as Soychlor, and there was one other that I did not check into before I found out that my Dairy cow situation was not going to happen as the herd from out of state probably had disease in it and I did not want to mix it with my closed herd. I found out when I pushed for health papers and vaccinations, and they ran backwards on me. Red Flag. I was planning on bringing in a nurse cow and was preparing to take care of her and have what I needed. But for some strange unknown reason, it is impossible in my area to get a healthy Jersey cow. I know of one Dairy that I have asked for a cow and one that they may be feeding and her milk volume does to meet their requirements they had hoped. This dairy is clean as it can be, and run a clean herd. All I can do is wait. And just keep reading and posting what I read. Ha-ha!! [/QUOTE]
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