What should I be looking for in a pre-calving mineral?

In advance of calving season, on this week’s Beef Edge podcast, Catherine Egan is joined by Teagasc Head of Dairy, Joe Patton, to find out how to manage cow nutrition in the crucial weeks pre and post-calving.  

Mineral supplementation prior to calving is essential and Joe outlines the importance of various different minerals such as magnesium at 20% inclusion rate and Phosphorus at 3-4% inclusion rate. 

When picking the right mineral, it is important to ensure the correct minerals and vitamins are in the pre-calver at the correct rate. 

There are a variety of options for supplementing minerals be it bolus, dusting or buckets, and in some cases, it’s a mix of boluses and dusting or by dusting the minerals that every cow is guaranteed to have received the minerals.

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