Episode 29: Supplementation Matters – Navigating the Trace Mineral Requirements of a Beef Herd

Regional variation in the trace mineral content of forages and soils creates high risk areas where trace mineral deficiencies in beef cattle are more likely to occur. Therefore, supplemental mineral sources need to be provided to prevent production declines, animal health events or reproductive wrecks.   Show note links: Nutrition in Beef Cattle (webpage) Be Mindful of Minerals (article) Copper Deficiency Takes Heavy Toll (article) CowBytes Ration Balancing Software Vaccination of the Beef Herd (webpage) Supplementation Matters (article)