Salt and Trace Minerals newsletter

Larry L. Berger, Ph.D.
Salt Institute
Salt and Trace Minerals newsletter
Fall 2000 (Vol 32, No.2)
Iodine and selenium are not only essential trace minerals, they interact and affect animal health and performance.

Larry L. Berger, Ph.D.
Salt Institute
Salt and Trace Minerals newsletter
Spring 2000 (Vol 32, No.1)
Nutritionists are as essential to the animal production team, coupled with veterinarians and marketing specialists. But too many producers ignore signs of subclinical deficiency risking the health and productivity of their animals -- and their profits.

Larry L. Berger, Ph.D.
Salt Institute
Salt and Trace Minerals newsletter
Winter 1999 (Vol 31, No.2)
Sulfur is an essential nutrient, but its high concentration in many byproduct feeds has raised the risk of sulfur toxicity. Producers using these feeds may need to adjust their trace mineral supplements. In particular, sulfur affects the need for copper.

Larry L. Berger, Ph.D.
Salt Institute
Salt and Trace Minerals newsletter
Spring 1999 (Vol 31, No.1)
Creep feeding helps cow-calf producers boost weaning weight and increase milk production

Larry L. Berger, Ph.D.
Salt Institute
Salt and Trace Minerals newsletter
Winter 1998 (Vol 30, No.2)
Iron is the most common nutrient deficiency in the world, wiht 40% of the female population in many developing countries being iron deficient (anemic). Iron deficiency in animals, even at subclinical levels, impairs animal performance in today's high-stress production environment. Feeding iron as part of a trace mineral salt supplement ensures adequate intakes.

Larry L. Berger, Ph.D.
Salt Institute
Salt and Trace Minerals newsletter
Spring 1998 (Vol 30, No.1)

Animals have an innate appetite for salt which enables livestock and poultry producers (and pet owners) to ensure their animals' nutritional adequacy using salt as a carrier for tace minerals and additives like ionophores and larvacides. Salt intake can also prevent protein-energy malnutrition, grass tetany and urinary calculi.