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Minerals and vitamins for sheep and lambs

Published: November 12, 2013
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Optimal production with healthy animals and high gain involves knowledge of all nutrients used in the herd. Roughage, concentrated feed and grain are tangible and it is possible to receive an analysis or a package leaflet on those. Probably most people see minerals and vitamins in a different light. Of course, there is a tag on the bag, but what does it say and what is the requirements of the ani...
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Joe Magadi
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UFAC
18 de diciembre de 2013
Hi Knud, Do you have a mineral-vitamin supplement that would help sheep recovering from liver fluke?
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Ojo Oluwaseyi Temitope
30 de septiembre de 2014
a specific mineral premix for cattle, how can it be used for sheep and goat ?
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Joe Magadi
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1 de octubre de 2014
One has to be very careful using cattle minerals for sheep. This is because cattle minerals contain levels of copper that are often toxic to sheep. It is for this reason that there are specific mineral premixes for cattle and sheep.
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