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Top 4 Signs Your Cattle Need Vitamin Supplements

In both dairy and livestock farming, your herd’s health is at the heart of everything. Nutrition goes far beyond what fills the feed trough. It’s about meeting the real needs of each animal, like vitamins, minerals, and all the building blocks that keep them thriving. The hard part? You may not notice anything wrong until production slows, fertility declines, or cows just aren’t doing as well. Let’s walk through four signs that something important might be missing from your herd’s diet, and what you can do to get ahead of it. Milk Slowing Down and Growth Falling Behind A sharp drop in milk or sluggish weight gain is often your first clue. These changes aren’t always tied to illness.  Sometimes, they simply mean your cattle aren’t getting enough of what their bodies need. A shortage in vitamins like A, D, or E, or minerals such as calcium and phosphorus, can push the animal’s system into “conserve mode”. Scaling back growth to what it doesn’t consider essential. Why it matters: Lowe...

The Role of Feed Additives in Boosting Milk and Egg Production

  Farmer Fast-Take  Additives help animals use feed better, maintain health, and stay consistent. Key tools: enzymes, probiotics, vitamins, and chelated minerals. Use them during stress or ration changes. Watch five markers only: FCR, milk fat, egg weight, shell cracks, and minor illness. Start small, check every two weeks, then scale what works. What is the Role of Feed Additives in Boosting Milk and Egg Production Every farmer knows the aim: get more out of each kilo of feed. That’s where feed additives step in. They don’t replace the ration, but they make it work harder. More digestibility, steadier guts, fewer silent losses. What Feed Additives Actually Do Farmers need animals that eat well, stay healthy, and produce consistently. Additives support these goals by improving nutrient breakdown, balancing the gut, and reducing hidden losses. Nutritionists look for targeted modes of action: enzymes to unlock bound nutrients, probiotics and prebiotics to stabilise microflora, o...