http://www.mineralboost.co.nz/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.mineralboost.co.nz en-us Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:51:40 +1200 Rocketspark http://www.mineralboost.co.nz/blog/post/149323/fine-particle-minerals-small-size-big-impact-in-a-10-milk-price-season/ Picture dropping a boiled sweet and a teaspoon of icing sugar into a glass of water. The powdered sugar dissolves almost instantly because every fleck is exposed to liquid; the boiled sweet ... not so much. It’s the same inside your cow: ultra-fine mineral particles present far more surface area, so more of every gram is available for digestion instead of decorating the paddock. That translates to:Faster, fuller absorption in the rumenLess waste – you’re paying for nutrition, not fertilise... Wed, 23 Jul 2025 15:41:05 +1200 http://www.mineralboost.co.nz/blog/#post149323 http://www.mineralboost.co.nz/blog/post/94041/understanding-facial-eczema/ Facial eczema should really be called sporidesmin toxicity as the classic skin damage does not occur in all animals and is not always correlated with the real severity of the disease. Facial eczema is primarily a disease of the liver (i.e. sporidesmin is a hepatotoxin). The liver is the powerhouse of production in cattle and determines the health, productivity and quality of that life. Most things entering the system from the diet go to the liver first which puts it at significant risk. The skin... Mon, 14 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.mineralboost.co.nz/blog/#post94041 http://www.mineralboost.co.nz/blog/post/83142/financial-benefits-of-a-good-mineral-supplementation-programme/ Some of the benefits of good mineral supplementation are easier to quantify, such as the value of reducing the incidence of milk fever (hypocalcaemia) or Magnesium staggers (hypomagnesaemia).The total cost of a case of milk fever is estimated to be about $500 when lost milk production, increased risk of other metabolic and infectious diseases, and loss from sub clinical cases are included.The cost of an incidence of clinical Magnesium staggers can often be the value of a cow (and usually one of ... Thu, 19 May 2022 14:31:21 +1200 http://www.mineralboost.co.nz/blog/#post83142 http://www.mineralboost.co.nz/blog/post/81219/finish-the-fe-season-strong/ It is important to finish the season strong. Your herd has been producing all season and has dealt with a particularly severe facial eczema period. The addition of zinc into their diet, while extremely important to help reduce facial eczema issues, does take a toll on cows. It is now important to provide a boost with supplementation of important macro and trace minerals in their diet. Continued use of high dose zinc over a prolonged period can reduce copper intake in animals. Coupled with farm... Thu, 07 Apr 2022 14:38:40 +1200 http://www.mineralboost.co.nz/blog/#post81219 http://www.mineralboost.co.nz/blog/post/80243/staying-focused-this-facial-eczema-season/ It has been a tough season - keep focused. Lately, spore counts have been exceptionally high, so don’t lose focus: Keep up zinc dosing for as long as there is a possibility of high spore counts – stopping too soon carries more risk than continuing unnecessarilyDry stock are at risk – water intake will be insufficient if dosing zinc via water so boluses (zinc ‘bullets’) are a good optionBe wary of overdose Standard dose rate is 2.1g elemental Zinc/100kg liveweightCrisis dose rat... Thu, 17 Mar 2022 15:20:44 +1300 http://www.mineralboost.co.nz/blog/#post80243 http://www.mineralboost.co.nz/blog/post/69543/understanding-and-beating-facial-eczema/ Facial eczema should really be called sporidesmin toxicity as the classic skin damage does not occur in all animals and is not always correlated with the real severity of the disease. Facial eczema is primarily a disease of the liver (sporidesmin is a hepatotoxin). The liver is the powerhouse of production in cattle and determines the health, productivity and quality of that life.Most things entering the system from the diet go to the liver first which puts it at significant risk. The skin damag... Wed, 16 Mar 2022 12:12:38 +1300 http://www.mineralboost.co.nz/blog/#post69543