Minerals play an important role in your cow's health, including their immune system, fertility, colostrum and general production of your herd. At Chelford Farm Supplies, we stock a wide range of versatile nutritional buckets and licks designed to suit your livestock’s needs.
Do cows need mineral buckets? Mineral tubs and blocks offer all the nutrition your herd of cattle will need. This is particularly important when there is a forage decline and cows become deficient in protein, energy, vitamins and minerals. Rumenco SUPAlyx Cattle Mineral Bucket is perfect for all types of cattle on grazing or high-forage systems. This cattle bucket is rich in trace elements, vitamins and minerals for improved herd health, fertility and growth.
What are grass staggers? Grass staggers is caused by a deficiency in magnesium in the cow’s blood, which is a key mineral that a crucial role in mobilising calcium from the bone and increasing gut absorption. The condition will usually occur during calving time and is common in lactating cows when the grass is low in magnesium, as dairy cattle will continue to lose magnesium in their milk. Rumenco SUPAlyx Mag Booster Mineral Bucket is a high magnesium feed and mineral lick for grazing cows at risk of grass staggers. This bucket is particularly useful during the autumn months when extra protein and energy may be required to offset the seasonal decline in gazing quality.
Owens Nutrition Sweet Mag 15 Mineral Bucket is perfect for feeding cattle during the critical spring and autumn months. This lick is packed full of major minerals, vitamins and trace elements while also having good magnesium levels, and will optimise conditions during pregnancy and lactation.
Minerals play an important role in a pregnant cow’s fertility and colostrum quality. Any deficiencies can result in cows having slow or difficult calving and milk fever. Rumenco LIFELINE Pre-Calver Mineral Bucket is a unique mineral, trace element and vitamin lick for cows and heifers in the pre-calving period. This mineral lick is proven to increase colostrum quality, support an easier calving process plus improved calf vigour and survival.