Trace Element Supplementation of Livestock in New Zealand: Meeting the Challenges of Free-Range Grazing Systems
Managing the mineral nutrition of free-range grazing livestock can be challenging. On farms where grazing animals are infrequently yarded, there are limited opportunities to administer trace element supplements via feeds and concentrates. In New Zealand, where the majority of sheep, cattle, and deer...
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| description | Managing the mineral nutrition of free-range grazing livestock can be challenging. On farms where grazing animals are infrequently yarded, there are limited opportunities to administer trace element supplements via feeds and concentrates. In New Zealand, where the majority of sheep, cattle, and deer graze pasture year round, inadequate intake of cobalt, copper, iodine and selenium is prevalent. Scientists and farmers have developed efficient strategies to monitor and treat these dietary deficiencies. Supplementation methods suited to grazing livestock include long-acting injections, slow-release intraruminal boluses, trace element-amended fertilisers, and reticulated water supplies on dairy farms. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-52561907372f4f87979cb130d406956e2025-02-03T00:59:17ZengWileyVeterinary Medicine International2090-81132042-00482012-01-01201210.1155/2012/639472639472Trace Element Supplementation of Livestock in New Zealand: Meeting the Challenges of Free-Range Grazing SystemsNeville D. Grace0Scott O. Knowles126 Williams Road, RD 4, Palmerston North 4474, New ZealandFood and Bio-Based Products Group, Grasslands Research Centre, AgResearch Limited, Private Bag 11008, Palmerston North 4442, New ZealandManaging the mineral nutrition of free-range grazing livestock can be challenging. On farms where grazing animals are infrequently yarded, there are limited opportunities to administer trace element supplements via feeds and concentrates. In New Zealand, where the majority of sheep, cattle, and deer graze pasture year round, inadequate intake of cobalt, copper, iodine and selenium is prevalent. Scientists and farmers have developed efficient strategies to monitor and treat these dietary deficiencies. Supplementation methods suited to grazing livestock include long-acting injections, slow-release intraruminal boluses, trace element-amended fertilisers, and reticulated water supplies on dairy farms.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/639472 |
| spellingShingle | Neville D. Grace Scott O. Knowles Trace Element Supplementation of Livestock in New Zealand: Meeting the Challenges of Free-Range Grazing Systems Veterinary Medicine International |
| title | Trace Element Supplementation of Livestock in New Zealand: Meeting the Challenges of Free-Range Grazing Systems |
| title_full | Trace Element Supplementation of Livestock in New Zealand: Meeting the Challenges of Free-Range Grazing Systems |
| title_fullStr | Trace Element Supplementation of Livestock in New Zealand: Meeting the Challenges of Free-Range Grazing Systems |
| title_full_unstemmed | Trace Element Supplementation of Livestock in New Zealand: Meeting the Challenges of Free-Range Grazing Systems |
| title_short | Trace Element Supplementation of Livestock in New Zealand: Meeting the Challenges of Free-Range Grazing Systems |
| title_sort | trace element supplementation of livestock in new zealand meeting the challenges of free range grazing systems |
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