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Prisco Salt Trace Mineralized Salt Block with Selenium: This is a salt supplement in block form fortified with seven essential trace elements. Selenium functions through the enzyme glutathione peroxidase, which reduces hydrogen and other organic peroxides. Without this reduction the peroxides can damage body tissues. Selenium has similar characteristics to vitamin E as an antioxidant. The destruction of these peroxides can be key in an animals immune systems and their ability to handle stress. Another benefit on selenium is its role in sulfur amino acid synthesis. These amino acids help protect animals against several diseases. Symptoms in cattle of selenium deficiency include white muscle disease, heart failure and paralysis. Paralysis can range is severity from slight lameness to inability to stand.

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• 50 Lb Block
• 4 Lb Block

 

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Salt and trace minerals are essential to maintaining the good health of livestock. Livestock, poultry and other animals do not always receive adequate amounts of sodium and chloride from forages and other feeds. They need supplemental salt as part of a nutritionally balanced diet to remain healthy, disease free and to achieve optimum growth and reproduction rates. Because animals have a natural, definitive appetite for salt, they will eat only a certain amount, it is used to ensure adequate intake of less palatable nutrients and as a means of limiting feed intake. Salt can be mixed with feed or fed free choice, and is an excellent carrier for trace minerals. Recommended for beef and dairy cattle and horses. Provide plenty of clean, fresh water at all times and remember Puerto Rico International Salt Corporation can supply all of your livestock salt requirements.

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