![]() University research has shown that each one point difference in NDFd can represent 0.25 to 0.3 kgs of daily milk production 103.Did you know that distilled, reverse osmosis, and purified water has been stripped of minerals? Adding 2-3 drops of Concentrace per 8 oz of water (20-40 drops per gallon) or to your taste preference, compares to expensive mineral water and yields a full spectrum of minerals the way Mother Nature intended. A recent quantitative summary 102 evaluating 11 independent comparisons of cattle mineral sources found that feeding mineral supplements for dairy cattle that contain copper and zinc sulfate as a cattle mineral source had a statistically significant, negative impact on NDF digestibility in lactating dairy cattle, resulting in a 1.7-points decline of NDF digestibility. An independent study 105 showed that replacing sulfate trace minerals in dairy mineral supplements entirely with hydroxy trace minerals eliminated this negative response, resulting in an average 3-point improvement in NDF digestibility. Reactive sources of trace cow mineral have a negative impact on rumen microflora, significantly reducing NDF digestibility in the rumen. While these characteristics may be of value when copper and or zinc sulfate are used in a foot bath, they quickly become problematic when used to deliver essential trace metals in mineral supplements for dairy cattle. Sulfate trace minerals for cattle are highly soluble in the rumen, resulting in high levels of reactive metals negatively impacting rumen function of dairy cows. Get more out of your rations, by minimizing the tie up of essential nutrients with highly reactive, free metal ions that are stealing nutrient value from your rations ![]()
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