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MoorMan’s® range Minerals

MoorMan’s Range Minerals is the industry leader in

proven performance.

For use on dark backgrounds:

• Predictable, consistent 3-4 oz/hd/day consumption rate (with WeatherMaster)

• 4-6 oz/hd/day consumption rate (without WeatherMaster)

• Incorporates WeatherMaster®, a patent-pending process, to eliminate mineral losses due to moisture and enhance mineral unifor-mity yielding a product that withstands rain and wind while ensuring cattle get what they need when they need it in every bite.

• Encourages maximum rumen microbial activity for improved forage intake and more efficient utilization of forage (better forage digestibility and energy utilization), which positively affects cow body condition and growth rate.

Check with your sales representative for availability of medicated and IGR options.

• Supplies essential macro and micro minerals, which enables cattle to achieve better growth rates, greater milk production (better weaning weights), and better reproductive status.

• Supplies vitamins to ensure vitamin needs are met for proper function of metabolic, reproductive, and immune systems.

• You choose the mineral formulation. Because grazing conditions vary from season to season and among geographic locations, we offer an extensive line-up of MasterGain Range Mineral options. And, because horn flies are the number one pest of pastured cattle and can cause serious economic losses, we offer time-tested IGR (methoprene, insect growth regulator) in MasterGain Range Minerals.

• Predictable, consistent 2 oz/hd/day consumption rate

• Incorporates WeatherMaster®, a patent-pending process, to eliminate mineral losses due to moisture and enhance mineral unifor-mity yielding a product that withstands rain and wind while ensuring cattle get what they need when they need it in every bite.

• Supplies essential macro and micro minerals, which enables cattle to achieve better growth rates, greater milk production (better weaning weights), and better reproductive status.

• Supplies vitamins to ensure vitamin needs are met for proper function of metabolic, reproductive, and immune systems.

Mastergain® range Minerals

MasterGain Range Minerals’ value goes beyond the bag into the feeder and onto your bottom line.

• Encourages maximum rumen microbial activity for improved forage intake and more efficient utilization of forage (better forage digestibility and energy utilization), which positively affects cow body condition and growth rate.

• You choose the mineral formulation. Because grazing conditions vary from season to season and among geographic locations, we offer an extensive line-up of MoorMan’s Range Mineral options. And, because horn flies are the number one pest of pastured cattle and can cause serious economic losses, we offer time-tested IGR (methoprene, insect growth regulator) in MoorMan’s Range Minerals.

Mineral suppleMentation is it Worth it?

Research Validates Value of Minerals in Beef Production

status (measured by an increase in cell mediated immunity). Cattle with healthy immune systems are better able to handle stress and infectious challenges. And simply, healthy cattle are more productive.

Table 2—Effect of Calcium and Phosphorus Supplementation on Cow/Calf Performance (native range)

Performance Advantage over Controls

Conception rate 6%Milk production 17%Weaning weight 16 lb

Three-year average cow performance, USDA, North Dakota (1984).

Table 3—Effect of Supplemental Trace Minerals on Conception

ControlSupplemented

with Manganese, Copper, and Zinc

Days to first estrus 60 61Days to conception* 32 21Services per conception 1.7 1.2Cows pregnant on first service 40% 84%

Conception rate at end of trial 83.3% 95.0%

*Interval in days between start of breeding season and conception.Source: J.C. Meiske, University of Minnesota

Table 1—Effect of Phosphorus Supplementation Versus Control

Improvement over Control

Class of Cattle

Phosphorus/day, g

Pregnancy rate, %

Calf Weaning Weight, lb

Brood cow 2.3 0 14.3Brood cow 4-8 2.7 17.4Heifer 4-6 7.0 18.7Sources: J. Range Manage. 50:2-9 (1997); J. Prod. Agric. 5:409-413 (1992); J. Range Manage. 48:493-497 (1995); J. Range Manage. 53:170-175 (2000).

The impact of phosphorus supplementation on reproductive performance has been documented in numerous research trials (Table 1). Pregnancy rate and calf weaning weight responded positively to phosphorus supplementation. In a three-year USDA trial, calcium and phosphorus supplementation of cattle grazing native range responded with increases in conception rate, milk production, and weaning weight (Table 2). Trace minerals are also important to reproduction as evidenced in Table 3.

Economically, a 16 lb weaning weight advantage could provide an extra $19.20 per calf based on a weaned calf value of $120/cwt. Fewer days to con-ception and better conception rates also provide an economic incentive for mineral supplementation.

ruMen perk

One of the major benefits of mineral supplemen-tation is the positive effect on the rumen microbial population. Simply feeding the tiny microorganisms in the rumen with the correct amounts and propor-tions of minerals has a dramatic impact on produc-tion. Rumen microbes utilize calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, iron, manganese, cobalt, copper, molybdenum, and sulfur for non-protein (like urea and biuret) utilization, protein synthesis, fiber digestion, carbohydrate fermentation, and energy utilization.

Mineral supplementation has a positive effect on the number and activity of rumen microbes. As the microbial population increases due to proper mineral supplementation, so does forage digestion, which enables the animal to consume more forage. The end result is more energy is available for produc-tion purposes from the same amount of forage – that’s economy plus production!

Just salt

Salt or trace mineralized salt will not meet all the mineral needs of cattle. For optimum forage digestion and cattle performance, cattle need a

balanced macro and trace mineral program in ad-dition to vitamins. Figure 2 shows the difference in nutrient digestion in cattle fed just salt compared to a balanced mineral program. This University of Missouri study documented the effects of salt versus mineral supplementation for steers consuming Sudan grass hay (Figure 2). The digestibility of fiber, protein, and TDN was greater for steers fed mineral versus those fed salt. Steers consuming the mineral were able to extract more nutrients from the forage, which can reduce cost of production and also enable better per-formance. The average daily gain of steers fed mineral was 0.2 lb/head/day more than salt-fed steers.

Yes, it’s Worth it

Providing a properly balanced mineral enables grazing cattle to obtain more of their needed nutrients from the forages consumed rather than getting needed nutrients from grains or additional supplements. Feed-ing a balanced mineral program can reduce total cost of production by increasing forage digestion, which in turn can increase performance. A balanced mineral program can also have positive effects on reproductive performance and immune system function.

FIGURE 2University of Missouri—Mineral vs. Salt

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55.0%

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40.0%

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FIGURE 3Product Compliance Failure Rate

COMPETITORS MOORMAN’S BRAND MINERAL

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FIGURE 4Comparison of Mineral Loss Due to Leaching

Mineral

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FIGURE 1—Effects of trace mineral deficiencies on immune function in cows and calves. Source: Wikse. 1992. TAMV Beef Cattle Short Course.

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Mineral suppleMentation is it Worth it?Research Validates Value of Minerals in Beef Production

The importance of mineral nutrition may be one of the most unrecognized factors contributing to grazing cattle performance. Forages and grains, the common feedstuffs fed to cattle, are nutritionally incomplete. The extent to which nutrients are lacking depend on feedstuff quality and cattle nutrient needs. Forages, the foundation of grazing cattle diets, rarely, if ever, provide all the minerals required by grazing cattle. While minerals comprise only a fraction of the total amount of nutrients required by cattle, they form the nutritional foundation needed for productive cattle programs.

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Minerals are needed for normal tissue growth, enzyme function, cell regulation, homeostasis, and immune function. Overall animal performance can

FIGURE 2University of Missouri—Mineral vs. Salt

% D

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TIBL

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60.0%

55.0%

50.0%

45.0%

40.0%

35.0%

19%IMPROVEMENT

12%IMPROVEMENT

5%IMPROVEMENT

PROTEIN FIBER TDN

SALT

MINERAL

FIGURE 3Product Compliance Failure Rate

COMPETITORS MOORMAN’S BRAND MINERAL

14121086420

(4,387 samples)

FIGURE 4Comparison of Mineral Loss Due to Leaching

Mineral

54.5

43.5

32.5

21.5

10.5

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WeatherMaster

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Growth/Fertility

Clinical Signs

Clinical

Time

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FIGURE 1—Effects of trace mineral deficiencies on immune function in cows and calves. Source: Wikse. 1992. TAMV Beef Cattle Short Course.

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As mineral status falls over time, immunity is affected first, followed by growth and fertility problems, and, finally, clinical signs of trace mineral deficiency.

be negatively affected when the diet lacks sufficient quantities or mineral ratios are incorrect. Inadequate dietary intake of minerals has been associated with reduced forage intake, lower reproductive efficiency, lower gains, poorer feed efficiency, and lower disease resistance.

Unrecognized mineral status insufficiency (subclinical deficiency) is difficult to detect. Figure 1 depicts the effects of trace mineral deficiencies in cows and calves. A mineral deficiency first impacts the immune system. Subtle effects on immunity often go undetected. Slow growth rate and/or poor reproductive performance may also be a result of insufficient mineral intake. Because health challenges and poor performance can be influenced by many factors, the mineral status of a herd may often be overlooked. Efficiency of production continues to be lost when mineral insufficiency goes uncorrected. Mineral deficiency manifested by clinical symptoms is usually critical. The most commonly recognized mineral deficiency is hypomagnesium, which effects cattle grazing low magnesium forage (such as stock-ers on wheat pasture). Most mineral insufficiencies are typically subclinical, meaning producers won’t see obvious signs. What occurs is production on a level below what could be obtained with optimum mineral nutrition.

Value

The investment in a sound mineral program can reap dividends in terms of:

• Immune system function

• Reproduction

• Forage digestibility

• Feed efficiency

• Body weight gain – body condition score of brood cows and growth of calves, replace-ments, and stockers

Research has shown cattle provided trace mineral supplementation have a positive response to immune

Koes and Pfander. 1973. J. Anim. Sci. 37:1018