Maintaining soil health and preventing contamination with trace minerals offers numerous benefits to beef feedlot farmers, including enhanced crop yields, reduced land use, economic savings, environmental protection, and regulatory compliance.
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The benefits of healthy, low-contaminant soil for feedlot beef operations
Maintaining soil health and preventing contamination with trace minerals offers numerous benefits to beef feedlot farmers, including enhanced crop yields, reduced land use, economic savings, environmental protection, and regulatory compliance.
Managing mineral excretion in beef feedlot operations
Trace minerals like zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), and manganese (Mn) are vital for cattle health and performance. If these trace minerals are fed in excess of dietary requirements, copper and zinc will be excreted in manure, increasing the risk of contamination of soil with excess trace metals.
Soil is contamination with trace metals
An imbalance in mineral levels can negatively affect soil health:
Benefits of healthy soil
Healthy soil with balanced mineral levels provides numerous benefits for beef feedlot operations:
Mitigation strategies for beef feedlots
Farmers can adopt several strategies to control trace mineral excretion in beef manure:
Bio-availability of Selko IntelliBond hydroxy trace minerals
Balanced supplementation with trace minerals is essential health and performance of beef cattle. Independent research proves that Selko IntelliBond hydroxy trace minerals are a highly bioavailable source of essential trace minerals, matching the herd's nutritional needs and reducing the risk of environmental contamination1,2 (see Figure 2).
Conclusion
Controlling trace metal levels in beef manure from feedlots is important to reduce the environmental impact of beef feedlot operations. By utilizing advanced nutritional supplementation strategies including Selko IntelliBond hydroxy trace minerals, farmers can secure long-term productivity, profitability, and environmental sustainability.
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Improving health and performance for your beef cattle with Selko IntelliBond
Enhance the health and performance of your beef cattle with Selko® IntelliBond®. As the original hydroxy trace mineral source, Selko® IntelliBond® ensures your cattle receive precise trace mineral nutrition at every stage of production. Discover how this innovation can support your livestock's health, boost performance, and increase profitability.
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References about trace mineral management of feedlot cattle
Spears, W, Kegley, E.B. and L.A. Mullis (2004) Bioavailability of copper from tribasic copper chloride and copper sulfate in growing cattle. Animal Feed Science and Technology 116: 1–13.
Shaeffer, G.L, Lloyd, K.E, and J.W. Spears (2017). Bioavailability of zinc hydroxychloride relative to zinc sulfate in growing cattle fed a corn-cottonseed hull-based diet. Anim. Feed Sci. and Tech. 232:1-5.
Wiebusch, A. T., M. L. Silveira, L. S. Caramalac, H. J. Fernandes, and J. D. Arthington (2015). Effect of copper, zinc, and manganese source on preferential free-choice intake of salt-based supplements by beef calves and precipitation-impacted metal loss. J. Anim. Sci. 93(Suppl. s3):824.
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