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Mineral boluses for maiden heifers

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  • 02-04-2014 9:48am
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    freedominacup
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    Well what's the story? Would ye recommend them? High molybdenum here so Vit E and selenium can be tied up. Copper low also. Would I be better off cost wise with a few soya hulls and a decent breeder mineral mixed through it or do the boluses do all that with much less hassle?


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    Sami23
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    freedominacup wrote: »
    Well what's the story? Would ye recommend them? High molybdenum here so Vit E and selenium can be tied up. Copper low also. Would I be better off cost wise with a few soya hulls and a decent breeder mineral mixed through it or do the boluses do all that with much less hassle?

    How do you know if you have high molybdenum ?


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    freedominacup
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    Sami23 wrote: »
    How do you know if you have high molybdenum ?


    Blood tests and soil tests.


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    TEAT SQUEEZER
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    alot of waterford is hi in Mo... it locks up the copper ... my forage analysis consistantly shows this..... freedom i give maids copper inj IM a week before bulling...... cows added copper in ration


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    Sami23
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    freedominacup wrote: »
    Blood tests and soil tests.

    Is it a special soil test ?


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    case 956
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    i'd give them a hi trace bolus for copper seliumen, cobalt and iodine as by giving indivudal bolus u know they have it got


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    sheebadog
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    This area here is also high in MO.
    I give bolus that is high in Cu and Se and Iodine. Works well with no probs so far.
    Expensive though @ €12/head.


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    freedominacup
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    case 956 wrote: »
    i'd give them a hi trace bolus for copper seliumen, cobalt and iodine as by giving indivudal bolus u know they have it got

    Any trade names?


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    sheebadog
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    freedominacup wrote: »
    Any trade names?

    Dietevit. Made by Neolait.


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    reilig
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    Hi Trace Iodine, copper and selenium given to all breeding cattle here in the last few weeks. 2 bolus to cows at a total of €5.04 per cow and 1 to heifers at €2.52 each. Got a special deal on them and a free applicator when I contacted the rep to ask questions about them.


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    case 956
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    freedominacup wrote: »
    Any trade names?


    agrimin all trace high iodine working out 6.30 for cow


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    freedominacup
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    Thanks for the replies lads. We had too many repeats with the heifers last year which is really showing up now. 1 calving now and 2 out of the 3 left to calve being heifers.


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    Greengrass1
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    reilig wrote: »
    Hi Trace Iodine, copper and selenium given to all breeding cattle here in the last few weeks. 2 bolus to cows at a total of €5.04 per cow and 1 to heifers at €2.52 each. Got a special deal on them and a free applicator when I contacted the rep to ask questions about them.

    That was cheap.
    I looked on magenta there for the all sure bolus 6.30 a piece


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    bbam
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    reilig wrote: »
    Hi Trace Iodine, copper and selenium given to all breeding cattle here in the last few weeks. 2 bolus to cows at a total of €5.04 per cow and 1 to heifers at €2.52 each. Got a special deal on them and a free applicator when I contacted the rep to ask questions about them.
    Were they from Mayo Healthcare ??


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