Why let the cow lick the salt brick? Qingfeng animal husbandry to answer for you


Release time:

2020-11-20

According to the licking nature of cattle and sheep, the licking brick is added with trace mineral elements, vitamins, protein, energy and other nutrients. It is formed by scientific and technological processing. It is a kind of block additive. Like water, it is indispensable in the growth process of cattle. Salt bricks, in particular, are even more important for cattle.

 

According to the licking nature of cattle and sheep, the licking brick is added with trace mineral elements, vitamins, protein, energy and other nutrients. It is formed by scientific and technological processing. It is a kind of block additive. Like water, it is indispensable in the growth process of cattle. Salt bricks, in particular, are even more important for cattle.

 

Why do you want cattle to lick salt bricks? Because of the growth and development needs of cattle, as well as the characteristics of salt bricks, that is, in order to supplement the minerals needed for the growth and development of cattle, there is another reason is that the trace elements of minerals in salt bricks are more easily absorbed by cattle, cattle licking salt bricks can maintain the body electrolyte balance in the body of cattle, can promote the growth of cattle, but also can prevent cattle because of mineral nutrition deficiency of livestock due to lack of mineral nutrition. Under normal circumstances, we place the licking brick above the cow's food trough or sink, or we can place the licking brick on the cow's rest or exercise place to make it free to lick.

 

Cows pay attention to the following when licking bricks:

 

1. Licking salt bricks is a water-soluble substance and is very easy to dissolve in water. Therefore, when saving salt bricks and placing salt bricks (convenient for cattle to eat), try not to let them come into contact with wet water.

 

2. Individual cows may not lick at first. We don't need to worry. After about three days, they will start to lick. You can also sprinkle a small amount of salt, corn flour or bran on it to induce cattle to lick. Generally, the goal can be achieved after about 5 days of training.

 

3. The hardness of the licking brick must be moderate so that the amount of cattle licking is within a safe and effective range. For example, if the amount of cattle licking is too large, the proportion of adhesive needs to be increased. If the amount of cattle licking is too small, it is necessary to increase the filler and reduce the amount of adhesive.

 

4. The standard of daily lick amount of cattle varies slightly due to the different raw materials of the lick brick and its ratio. The actual amount of urea eaten by cattle is mainly used as the standard for conversion. Generally, the daily intake of urea by adult cattle and young cattle is 80~110g and 70~90g respectively.

 

5, keep the licking brick clean, to avoid the licking brick is defiled by feces, and to prevent the licking brick from being broken into small pieces, so that cattle can eat too much at one time and cause poisoning.

 

It is worth noting that due to the differences in breed, gender, age, physiology, climate, enclosure, management and so on, it is impossible to achieve accurate nutrition, but licking bricks can be made according to the different needs of cattle growth. Of course, in addition to licking bricks, cattle also need to eat some roughage, such as grass feed, so that cattle can get richer nutrition and better meet and promote the growth and development of cattle.