Premier 1 Shepherd’s Choice® Sheep Trace Mineral Premix – 5 lb Bag

Product Description

These premixes are formulated by Premier’s own small ruminant nutritionist, Dr. Dan Morrical, PhD to contain high levels of zinc, iodine and other essential trace minerals for optimum flock health. Mix trace mineral premix with salt for stock on pasture. Finisher mixes are combined with feed for livestock being fed concentrate rations.

Supplement your feed or mineral to maximize flock health.

Common flock and herd ailments Weak hooves Slow-starting newborns White muscle disease Hypothermia Stillbirths Poor hair coat Slow growth rates Sheep Trace Mineral Premix

A fortified trace mineral premix for sheep. Feed free choice (mix with salt) to ewes year-round. Improves hoof health and other immune deficiencies.

Why & how do you feed trace mineral?

Many forages and feeds lack the proper mineral amounts for sheep and goats. Trace minerals free choice (mixed with salt), or in a feed ration makes up for the lack of naturally occurring minerals. The result? Prevention of deficiencies now means fewer animals requiring treatment later on.

Add Vitamin A/D/E Premix

Vitamins in stored feed or mineral mix degrade over time. Add A/D/E Premix as feed and mineral are consumed to keep vitamin levels high.

Add to salt or to the animals’ feed to supplement diets that lack fresh forage.

How to Use

Mix 5 lbs of premix with 50 lbs of plain salt.

Thoroughly mix Sheep Trace Mineral Premix into 50 lbs of feed mixing salt. Provide in weekly amounts to the sheep flock to prevent wastage from weathering.

Sheep are expected to consume .25 oz of mixture per head per day. If sheep are in confinement, also add 2 lb of Sheep/Goat Vitamin A/D/E Premix. Our research determined that when vitamins are added to a premix, they begin to degrade and lose their effectiveness. The shepherd can slow this break down by keeping vitamins and minerals separate, until they are ready to be fed.

Note: Bag labels indicate mixing 1 lb of A/D/E with the mineral premix. We suggest to mix 2 lbs of A/D/E with mineral mix for sheep consuming the mineral in confinement (i.e. without access to fresh forage).

For flocks needing calcium and phosphorous, add 20 lbs dicalcium phosphate and 10 lbs of limestone to the 55 lb salt mixture. Intake should increase to .5 oz of mixture per head per day to ensure adequate micro-mineral consumption. If intakes are not adequate, 5% molasses or processed grains can be added to increase palatability.

Always provide a source of fresh, clean water.

Analysis (when mixed with 50 lbs Plain Salt)

Selenium 90 ppm Zinc 22,700 ppm Iodine 545 ppm Manganese 1,454 ppm Cobalt 54.5 ppm Copper 2.6 ppm Molybdenum 68 ppm Cost per ewe, per year 2.38

Ingredients

Zinc Sulfate, Calcium Carbonate, Zinc Oxide, Manganese Sulfate, Sodium Molybdate, Mineral Oil, Ethylenediamine Dihydriodide, Sodium Selenite, Manganous Oxide, Ferrous Sulfate, Cobalt Sulfate.

Limestone is used as a carrier for calcium.

Precautions

Intake above .25 oz per head per day will exceed the allowable FDA intake levels of .69 mg of selenium per head per day. To reduce intake of the trace mineral salt mixture, dilute with more salt and/or move feed locations further from water sources or congregation areas.

Read all warnings and cautions on label. Follow mixing and feeding instructions carefully. For livestock use only.

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Weight
1 Pound 5 Pound Mineral; 1 Pound ADE

Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12 x 9 x 1 inches; 5 Pounds
Item model number ‏ : ‎ 780232
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ February 28, 2023
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Premier 1 Supplies, LLC
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BX4R2YBD
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA

Supplements 10 sheep for 1 year
Thoroughly mix Sheep Trace Mineral Premix into 50 lbs of feed mixing salt. Provide in weekly amounts to the sheep flock to prevent wastage from weathering.
High levels of zinc and iodine for hoof health, animal growth and reproduction
Nutritionist formulated to exceed NRC requirements
Improves hoof health and other immune deficiencies
We suggest to mix 2 lbs of A/D/E with mineral mix for sheep consuming the mineral in confinement (i.e. without access to fresh forage).