Vitamins and minerals are a small portion of the beef diet, but they are important for normal cattle body function, which results in optimum health, growth and reproduction, says Patrick Davis, University of Missouri Extension regional livestock field specialist.
Davis offers six strategies to promote optimum cattle mineral and vitamin status, which will result in optimum cattle operation performance and profitability:
1. Check feed rations. “Test your cattle rations and develop a mineral and vitamin program to offset…