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Show Minerals Needed Most in Animal Nutrition Producing animals, pregnant animals, ani-mals, and growing animals need large amounts of minerals. A cow puts 14 pounds of mineral in every ton of milk, 56 pounds in a. normal production produc-tion year. A large amount of minerals min-erals is needed for repair within the body. A growing calf needs 40 to 00 grams of mineral matter per day. Alfalfa hay contains the two minerals min-erals needed the most in animal nutrition; nu-trition; calcium lime and phosphorus. These minerals are available and In alfalfa hay that there can be no deficiency when fed at the rate of one pound of hay for every 100 pounds live weight in a pnmerly balanced ration. One ton of alfalfa hav contains 103 pounds of minerals. -.7. C. Nisbet, Extension Dairyman, Kansas State Agriculture College. |