Symptoms of vitamin and mineral deficiency vary depending on the deficiency. Serious conditions may arise in cattle after an extended period of consuming diet that lacks needed levels of key vitamins ...

Selenium deficiency refers to not having enough selenium in your system. Symptoms may include fatigue, muscle weakness, and infertility, among others. The amount of selenium in food sources is largely ...

In our previous article, we highlighted on the key functions and deficiency signs of macro-minerals. We now focus on micro-minerals. Micro-minerals also known as trace minerals, are minerals that are ...

This is branded content for Elanco SPRING is the ideal time to review the nutritional requirements of your livestock to ensure their intake is not only meeting their immediate protein and energy ...

Saturn, left, and Claudette, right, two Belted Galloway calves, lick a block of trace minerals while Dolly, a Scottish Highland heifer, waits her turn. Cattle, just like humans, need minerals to ...

In previous parts of this series, I described methods for diagnosing mineral and vitamin deficiencies and also conditions specific to selenium, copper and manganese deficiencies. I’ll conclude with ...