By Con McCarthy
Minerals make up a small portion of an animals diet but they should be fed to all stock to maintain good health. Finishing animals need to receive a suitable mineral / vitamin supplement regardless of the length of the finishing period.
All growing animals should receive appropriate minerals for the duration of the winter housing period. It is important that their mineral inclusion rate matches their winter forage and the type of concentrate used.
For grass silage-based diets a general purpose mineral may suffice. For diets based on alternative forages e.g. maize silage or fodder / sugar beet, a maize / beet mineral is essential. For ad – lib concentrate diets, ensure that the inclusion rate of the mineral matches the feeding rate of the ration.
Beef Grower is designed to balance forages, home cereals,
purchased straights, compounds and blends as part of
the dry stock mineral feeding programme. This product is
ideally suited for young animals, growing cattle and dairy
replacement heifers. It contains high levels of calcium
and adequate phosphorus to aid skeletal development in
growing cattle. A useful supplement for mixing into forages
and concentrates.
Beef Balancer is similarly designed to balance home
grown forages and cereals along with purchased straights,
compounds and blends. It is ideally suited for feeding to
intensively reared beef cattle including young bulls and
heifers. Contains high calcium and phosphorus for optimum
thrive plus Chelated Zinc to help avoid lamness. Generous
levels of Vitamins are included for ongoing health and thrive.
Beef Balancer + Yeast is similarly designed to balance home
grown forages and cereals along with purchased straights,
compounds and blends. It is ideally suited for feeding to
intensively reared beef cattle including young bulls and
heifers. It is identical to the above product but contains
added Yeast to increase dry matter intake and reduce the risk
of acidosis. The addition of yeast to beef diets has also been
proven to increase food conversion rates and improve carcase
classification.
Talk to your Southern Fuel & Farm Supplies Rep today, who will advise you on how to achieve excellent animal performance.
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