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19.10.1999 Salt licks can provide the minerals that are often lacking, such as phosphorus, sodium, calcium and magnesium. Salt licks can be purchased to improve production, but limited cash and/or proximity to a town or village may prohibit doing so regularly. It is possible, however, to make your own salt...
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20.07.2008 Bone mealhas another use. You can overcome mineral deficiencies in cattle by making your own cattle lick or mineral block, using bonemeal as the source of phosphorous.
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Zhao, Xinsheng, Allan Degen, Lizhuang Hao, and Shujie Liu. 2022. "Ruminant Lick Blocks, Particularly in China: A Review"Sustainability14, no. 13: 7620. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14137620 A lick block (LB) is a solidified mixture of molasses, urea, minerals, filler, coagulant and binder that is...
- Kubkomawa, H. I, Department of Animal Production and Health, Federal Polytechnic, Pmb 35, Mubi, Adamawa State, Nigeria,International Journal of Research Studies in Agricultural Sciences (IJRSAS) Volume 3, Issue 9, 2017, PP 45-57 ISSN No. (Online) 2454–6224, DOI:...
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19.10.1999 Salt licks can provide the minerals that are often lacking, such as phosphorus, sodium, calcium and magnesium. Salt licks can be purchased to improve production, but limited cash and/or proximity to a town or village may prohibit doing so regularly. It is possible, however, to make your own salt...
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Ruminant diets in most developing countries are based on fibrous feeds: mainly mature pastures (particularly at the end of the dry season) and crop residues (e.g. wheat and rice straw, maize and sorghum stovers). These feeds are imbalanced as they are deficient in protein, minerals and vitamins...
- Adegun Maria Kikelomo Department of Animal Production and Health Sciences, Ekiti State University, P M B 5363, Ado- Ekiti. Nigeria,International Journal of Environment, Agriculture and Biotechnology (IJEAB) Vol-1, Issue-4, Nov-Dec- 2016 http://dx.doi.org/10.22161/ijeab/1.4.52 ISSN: 2456-1878...
- As a potential source of material for salt/mineral licks Bleaching earths and clays are vital for the edible oil industry. Oil producers use these crucial minerals to “bleach” or purify vegetable oils by allowing the bleaching clays to soak up impurities from the processed oil. Without them, our...