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Dose Rates: make salt blocks freely available as required
Beef, Dairy, Deer, Horses – 1 x 15kg Block per 8 units
Sheep and Goats, 1 x 15kg Block per 40 stock units
Features and Benefits
Contains trace elements vital for animal health including zinc,iodine, cobalt, copper, and sodium
Contains fine sea salt – easy on soft mouth animals (e.g. horses, camelids)
AgriSea Animal + is an excellent way of providing trace elements that are palatable, easily assimilated, and absorbable
Warnings:
For animal treatment only
Make sure animals have access to fresh water when feeding salt
Do not exceed the recommended dose rates
Sodium and ProductionSalt is lost in milk, urine, faeces, sweat and saliva. And it is not insignificant – a cow milking 20 litres/day can lose the equivalent of 35g of salt in the milk each day. Pasture can be low in sodium and bulk feeds are often deficient. The benefits of sodium supplementation have been demonstrated in NZ and overseas.
Animals have a strong appetite for salt but individual salt needs will vary. Factors influencing needs include:
Sodium and chloride levels in the pasture
Sodium and chloride levels in the water
The production cycle – growth, reproduction and lactation will increase requirements
Temperature/humidity – sweating will increase sodium requirements
Potassium levels in the diet – animals will try to balance high potassium feeds with additional salt to maintain fluid balance
Low sodium levels in bulk feeds