The Function and Deficiency Indicators for Important Minerals in Animal Nutrition Minerals play important roles in physiological, structural and regulatory functions within the animal body. The term ‘essential mineral’ is used in reference to a mineral that has been proven to have a metabolic role in...
Recognising mineral deficiencies...
During drought conditions, the better we feed rumen microbes, the better we feed the animal. Rumen microbes break down fibrous fodder and are essential to convert feed into energy (VFA). In addition, rumen microbes contain 60% protein and when digested, they provide the majority of the protein...
Vincent Posada, B Sc, M Ag - Consulting Animal Nutritionist The seasonal growth patterns of native and sub-tropical pastures generate wide fluctuations in quantity and quality. With adequate rainfall, a large bulk of feed high in nutritive value is produced, however as growth continues, progressively less...
Are You Losing Stock To Pregnancy Toxaemia? Pregnancy toxaemia is a metabolic disorder in ruminants that is a result of a high carbohydrate or energy demand by the foetus exceeding what the mother can supply from her diet during the last trimester of pregnancy. The condition...
