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Mineral Related Deficiencies in Livestock
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Calcium |
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Magnesium |
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Iron |
Cobalt |
Manganese |
Copper |
Zinc |
Iodine |
Selenium |
Vit A |
Vit D3 |
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Hypomagnesaemia |
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Scouring |
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Anaemia |
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Pica (depressed appetite) |
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Retained placenta |
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Mastitis |
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The Cost of Poor Mineral Nutrition
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Problem |
Cost per cow |
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Mastitis - mild case |
£149 |
Vitamin E, Selenium, Zinc |
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Lameness – severe case |
£178 |
Zinc, Biotin |
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Milk fever - mild case |
£40 |
Magnesium, Phosphorus, Vitamin D3 |
The Cost of Feeding Minerals
A 365 day accurate mineral feeding programme should be adopted to save money and improve the nutritional potential of modern day lactating dairy cows. In recent years, MVF have had many success stories with Biotin formulated into dairy minerals as part of a “Feet First” mineral programme.
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Mineral use/cow |
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Mineral cost/tonne |
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£350 |
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Mineral cost/cow/day |
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40kg |
120g |
4.2p |
6.0p |
7.2p |
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50kg |
150g |
5.3p |
7.5p |
9.0p |
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60kg |
180g |
6.3p |
9.0p |
10.8p |
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