I too live in selenium deficient area. There is
NOT enough selenium in a Trace Mineral Salt block, to fulfill the amounts
needed.
That is why it is called TRACE. In my vast
research I have found the Moorman's Quad Block has the correct amount of
balanced vitamins and minerals.
I used to feed 12/12 and it is a good product,
but unlike the Moorman's Quad blocks, if you free feed it, it can get hard with
the weather, or dumped in in a bucket on the ground.
I split the quad blocks up and put one in each
area that the horses are in. They will lick it, take small bites out of it, and
use it as their bodies need the added minerals. I also now just put out a plain
white salt block to keep the balances of everything.
Lack of Selenium can cause white muscle disease
especially in foals. It can make the horses anemic. you can have your Vet do a
CBC to determine what level your horse is at, but with living in the area you
are in, it behooves you to add selenium to your horses
diet.
I love the Quad Blocks, easy, economical, and
balanced. I also take one of the blocks to any event I go
to.
Just curious... where are you guys who've been told you need to
supplement from? I'm in N. Idaho, where apparently our soil is very low, if
any, in SE I've never had a problem with my horses but I've heard many
different recommendations for supplementing. My vet says as long as there's
a SE/salt block available they're fine. I've always had that, then last
year I added NW horse supplement to their feed. It was pretty expensive
and since I wasn't having problems in the first place I quit that. Now
they're getting Purina 12:12 for their general vit/min. Are some horses
just affected by a SE deficiency more than
others?
Brittany
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