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Why do cattle and sheep use licking bricks?
Release time:
2018-09-20
First of all we have to understand what is rocky licking brick? Lodge Lick Brick is a pre-mixed product of major minerals and trace elements, which is formed into blocks after high-pressure extrusion. Rocky licks are used together with regular feed to provide a variety of essential minerals to supplement the required nutrients and balance the diet. Special heavy-duty hydraulic presses are used in Lodge production. The pressure per square inch exceeds 10000 kilograms (1.5 tons per square centimeter or 200 bar). Under such pressure, the various ingredients in powder form are squeezed into hard blocks like stones, which is why Lodge gets its name.
First of all, we need to understandWhat is Rocky Lick Brick?
Rocky Lick BrickIs the main minerals and trace elements fully mixed premixed products, after high pressure extrusion to form a block.
Rocky licks are used together with regular feed to provide a variety of essential minerals to supplement the required nutrients and balance the diet.
Special heavy-duty hydraulic presses are used in Lodge production. per square inch of pressure over10000kg (per square centimeter1.5tons or200ba). Under such pressure, the various ingredients in powder form are squeezed into hard blocks like stones, which is why Lodge gets its name.
Lodge products produced in this way can be used in a variety of weather conditions, whether it is rain, snow or wind, wet. Loose mineral powder can easily be blown away by the wind or become"Sludge", but the rocky licks are hard and can be continuously licked until exhausted. As a result, Rocky licking bricks are actually more economical than many other "cheap" feed additives.
In addition to high hardness and wear resistance, Rocky also has good palatability. Livestock like to lick the rocky, their tongue just adapt to the texture of the rocky, so can ensure adequate intake every day, which is of great benefit to livestock. In addition, livestock will stick saliva to the surface of the brick, slightly softening the surface without affecting the hardness of the interior.
The amount of licking brick intake depends on a variety of factors, such:
* Content of minerals in livestock's existing diet
* Mineral content of existing feed and other feed substances
* Breeds and types of livestock
* Production level (e. g. milk yield)
The possible intake of livestock is shown in the table below. It should be noted that this is only a reference and not an accurate actual consumption.
Average in generalLickbrick consumption
Livestockg/head/Kilogram per day/Year
Cows (6500 litres)65gm 24kg<5
young cow animal 50gm 20kg<=4
Heifer 25gm 10kg<=2
Horse 30gm 11kg<3
beef cattle 25gm 10kg<=2
calf 10gm 4kg<1
Sheep 10gm 4kg<1
Lamb 5gm 2kg<0.5
milk goat 20gm 8kg<2
meat goat 10gm 4kg<1
goat lamb 5gm 2kg<0.5
Buffalo 35gm 13kg<3
Now,Raising cattle (sheep)There is an increasing emphasis on the use of minerals and their role in the overall feeding regimen.
The reasons are as follows:
* Changes in the way livestock feed is processed
* Increasing production, such as higher milk production, faster growth rate
* Multiple fertilization of pasture reduces natural mineral content
* Greater reliance on feed substitutes. Livestock by-products rich in mineral elements are used less and less (some countries have banned them altogether).
* Increasingly intensive farming.
Minerals are indispensable to life. All living things need minerals, not just for survival, but more importantly for health and development. Animals are made of flesh, bone, blood, and water, all of which either contain minerals or need minerals to function properly.
Although required in small amounts, minerals are undoubtedly one of the most important ingredients in livestock food. We often say that as long as the feeding food contains0.25-0.50 per cent of minerals can have a significant impact on the feed, and all feedings can be fully utilized.
The correct feeding of minerals can ensure the healthy growth of livestock, maintain healthy levels, and ensure normal production and reproduction. In the end, it has a huge impact on the benefits of herders.
1. Zinc, can reduce the number of somatic cells in milk, thereby reducing the incidence of mastitis;
2. Through licking, give enough calcium and phosphorus to cattle and sheep. Phosphorus can improve pregnancy rate and fecundity, increase body weight and milk production; calcium is an important part of fetal bone development, and also plays a role in postpartum paralysis and puerperal fever of cattle and sheep;
3. Prevention and treatment of mineral nutrition deficiency in livestock, such as rickets, ectopia, nutritional anemia, postpartum paralysis of high-yielding cattle, white muscle disease, etc;
4. Selenium and vitaminsEIt can help cattle and sheep to reproduce and play a vital role in the growth and postpartum afterbirth of cattle and sheep;
5. Iron and copper, which are rich in cattle and sheep licking bricks, can promote the formation of hemoglobin in cattle blood and make it have the function of carrying oxygen. Any excess of iron and copper will interfere with or prevent the absorption of other minerals;
6. to promote the breeding of domestic animals;
7. Magnesium, supplemented with additional magnesium before calving, can help cattle and sheep release calcium from the body reserves and prevent puerperal fever;
8. Maintain the balance of electrolytes in cattle and sheep;
9. Promote the growth of livestock and improve feed remuneration.
In general, cattle and sheep licking bricks and cattle and sheep feed a feeding, can play a complementary role, help cattle and sheep healthy growth.
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