Mineral Supplementation of Beef Cattle in the Pacific Northwest
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Mineral supplementation programs are a point of confusion for many ranchers. Sales representatives, university researchers, and cattle buyers bark at ranchers about how important it is to keep their cattle on a mineral program. Ranchers, however, are often at a loss as to how to assess mineral deficiencies, which mineral packages they need to purchase, whether they should have a custom mineral mix prepared, how much to feed, what type to feed, and whether it is even profitable to supplement minerals.
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