Selenium Supplementation

Selenium is a vital trace element and is required by all animals. Plants do not require this element, but through forage animals intake selenium. In many areas the soils are deficient in selenium; therefore any resulting feed is deficient. This deficiency is amplified in high yielding crops. It is common knowledge that animal health issues that arise from selenium deficiency, but I would rather explain how we can overcome these levels.

Inorganic supplementation of rations will help but may not be the total answer. Selcote Ultra is selenium granule that can be applied to pastures or hay lands once a season. Selcote Ultra is best applied with granule fertilizers. This application boosts the selenium contents of pastures and forages, so animals ingest organically complexed selenium with every mouthful. This method of selenium supplementation is absorbed and utilized more effectively than inorganic supplementation in rations.

Selcote boosts levels for the whole growing season. The formulation contains fast and slow release forms of selenium.
Once the need for selenium supplementation is established, consider the benefits of a broadcasted product like this. With its use, every animal that eats the resulting forage will receive adequate levels of selenium. For more information on this and other exciting products, stop by and talk to us today.

Terry Bonertz – Agri-Coach