Salt, common but necessary

Larry L. Berger, Ph.D.

Salt Institute

Salt and Trace Minerals newsletter

Spring 1997 (Vol. 29, No. 1)

The vital role of sodium chloride in animal diets is taken for granted. Overlooked because it is so common and in comparison with the lesser-known benefits of the trace minerals for which it is the common carrier, salt is essential to animal health, growth, fertility and overall productivity.