Winsalt produces a variety of Salt Blocks for livestock, made of pure sea salt with added minerals and/or vitamins. These salt licks are the ideal supplement for standard feed and grass or if livestock are not receiving sufficient nutrients.
A salt deficiency may decrease the condition and production of the animal so adding salt and trace elements to your animals’ diet is rather important. Symptoms of a salt deficiency may include a lack of appetite, lowered immunity, and raw skin. In addition to salt, the salt lick has high selenium and iodine content, which contributes to improved fertility.
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Part 3 | rbST: Friend or Foe?
In previous articles about recombinant bovine somatotropin (rbST), we explained the origin of rbST, why it is used, and what effect it has on the sustainability of dairy farming. In this article, we delve deeper, starting with the nutrition of rbST.
Sire selection tools for breeding more productive, profitable cows
From The Dairy Site
Effective sire selection plays a large role in what makes a commercial cattle herd successful. It impacts the calf crops that a bull sires during its lifetime and also performance in successive generations when replacement females are retained.
Contact JD Marais for more information: jd@gedairy.co.za or 076 638 8609
Drinking behaviour and patterns: sign of compromised health in pigs
By Samaneh Azarpajouh
One of the key indicators of compromised health and welfare is an alteration in drinking behaviour and patterns, which can be used as a potential tool for disease monitoring in pigs.
While rumen size does not differ between twin and triplet-bearing ewes, if one group is to be given preferential feed, it should be ewes with triplets.
The Mixell 18 is a medium-sized trailed mixing bin, equipped with two overlapping mixing and cutting augers and connected by a PTO shaft. Mixing is powered by the tractor PTO and controlled by the tractor RPM. All other functions are operated hydraulically through an electrical control box or through the tractor hydraulic control system. Loading is done by tractor directly into the bin. Discharging is done through various doors onto various conveyor systems.
