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The Scoop: December 2011
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The Cheapest Mineral Isn't Francis L. Fluharty, Ph.D., Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University

The major nutritional requirements are: water, energy, protein, minerals, and vitamins. In many cases, beef producers do a good job of providing adequate water, energy, and protein. However, many beef producers buy 'cheap' minerals, ignoring the fact that the availability of the minerals in the oxide form in many of these mixes are only 10 to 20% as absorbable by the animal as the sulfate, chloride, or organic or chelated, forms (when minerals are metals bound to an organic compound such as an amino acid such as in zinc methionine or organic selenium in selenomethionine) (Spears, 2003) in more expensive mineral mixes. The advantage of more available forms of minerals are seen when stress increases. Read More>>

Calving Ease from Attica Veterinary Associates

Why do bad things (sick, dead calves) happen to good people (us)? (Calving Ease April 2012)

We are doing “everything” right yet they still get sick and some die.
Why do these bad things happen to good people like us?
Consider (1) Variation in raw product, (2) Environmental factors, (3) Complexity of calf biology, and (4) Protocol compliance.

If your raise enough calves over a long enough period of time some of them will get sick. And, some of those calves will die. Just like death and taxes.

Why, if we are doing “everything” right, do we get these negative outcomes? Are there things we can do to lower the rate of “bad” things?
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