Q. CAN I FEED UREA TO MY HORSES?
No, it is not advised. It is always safer to try & separate your horses if you are feeding out urea products.
Q. WHERE SHOULD I PLACE THE BLOCKS IN THE PADDOCK?
Somewhere accessible to the animals, near their camp is often the best as you know they will be walking past at some stage of the day. Best practice is to place away from water (200m)
Q. HOW MANY BLOCKS DO I PUT OUT?
To ensure that all stock have access to blocks, feed out as per label. Always ensure that stock do not run out of blocks as you may have gouging once fed again.
Q. CAN I BUY THE BLOCKS DIRECT FROM 4 SEASON?
Sorry no, we have a huge list of retailers around the country who already stock our blocks & work closely with the 4 Season team to ensure the best quality & service to your area.
Q. IF MY SHEEP ARE ALREADY LAMBING IS IT TOO LATE TO START WITH THE BLOCKS?
No… we say better late than never. Lambing blocks have been designed to be fed out 4 – 6 weeks before lambing & 4-6 weeks after lambing.
Q. WHICH BLOCK TO USE?
Please use our Which Block helper tool to find the product suitable to your needs.
Q. CAN I USE MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF BLOCK AT THE SAME TIME?
Yes – Pasture & soil types vary from paddock to paddock as with animal requirements.
Nutritional Papers
PHARMACOKINETICS AND EFFICACY OF LONG-TERM LOW-LEVEL ADMINISTRATION OF TRICLABENDAZOLE IN UREA MOLASSES BLOCKS AGAINST INDUCED BOVINE AND BUBALINE FASCIOLOSIS
The pharmacokinetics and flukicidal efficacy of triclabendazole delivered in low doses on a daily basis through urea molasses blocks were studied in cattle and buffaloes experimentally infected with Fasciola gigantica. The observations were compared with single therapeutic doses at 12.0 and 24.0 mgrkg body weight in cattle and buffaloes, respectively, prior to becoming experimentally infected.
THE EFFECT OF ADDITIONAL NITRATE AND SULFUR IN THE DIET ON THE METHANE PRODUCTION IN CATTLE
A growing population together with a change in food habits to a more diverse diet containing more animal products such as meat and milk makes the possibility to produce and sell products of cattle a growing market.
4SC TO CHINA PRESENTATION
Four Seasons have been manufacturing nutrient supplement technology allowing farm animals to easily digest such rice straw roughage. Because of Australia’s dry climate and dry feed, we have leaned to supplement dry feed, allowing improved digestion of otherwise poor dry feed. Supplementation allows improved red meat production, more wool, and milk output…
ASSESSMENT OF TRACE MINERAL STATUS OF RUMINANTS: A REVIEW
An assessment of the trace mineral status of ruminants begins with clear objectives. These may be to determine whether a nutrient deficiency exists, to assess the prevalence of a deficiency, or to estimate the endogenous reserves of trace minerals…
DETECTION AND TREATMENT OF MINERAL NUTRITION PROBLEMS IN GRAZING SHEEP
This book comprises selected papers presented at a workshop on mineral disorders in grazing sheep, which was held in Beijing in October 1995 as part of two research projects on mineral nutrition of sheep in China that have taken place over the last six years. The projects and workshop were funded by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture.
EFFECT OF FEEDING A COMBINATION OF ZINC, MANGANESE AND COPPER AMINO ACID COMPLEXES, AND COBALT GLUCOHEPTONATE ON PERFORMANCE OF EARLY LACTATION HIGH PRODUCING DAIRY COWS
This study determined the effect of feeding a combination of zinc amino acid (AA), manganese AA and copper AA complexes, and cobalt glucoheptonate on productive and reproductive performance of early lactation high producing dairy cows…
EFFECTS OF SUPPLEMENTAL ZINC AND MANGANESE ON RUMINAL FERMENTATION, FORAGE INTAKE, AND DIGESTION BY CATTLE FED PRAIRIE HAY AND UREA
One in vitro and one in vivo metabolism experiment were conducted to examine the effects of supplemental Zn on ruminal parameters, digestion, and DMI by heifers fed low-quality prairie hay supple- mented with urea. In Exp. 1, prairie hay was incubated in vitro for 24 h with five different concentrations of supplemental Zn (0, 5, 10, 15, and 20 ppm) and two concentrations of supplemental Mn (0 and 100 ppm), both provided as chloride salts…
FEEDING A LOW MANGANESE DIET TO HEIFERS DURING GESTATION IMPAIRS FETAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
A study was conducted to examine the effects of low dietary Mn on growth performance of pregnant heifers and fetal development of their offspring. Twenty pregnant Angus (n = 9) and Simmental (n = 11) heifers averaging 17 mo of age and 447.6 kg of initial body weight were used in the 267-d study…
GROWTH, REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE, AND MANGANESE STATUS OF HEIFERS FED VARYING CONCENTRATIONS OF MANGANESE
An experiment was conducted to examine the effects of dietary Mn on growth, reproductive performance, and Mn status of beef heifers. Eighty Angus (n = 40) and Simmental (n = 40) heifers, averaging 249 kg, were stratified by BW within a breed and randomly assigned to 1 of 4 treatments providing 0 (con- trol), 10, 30, or 50 mg of supplemental Mn/kg of DM from MnSO4.
IMPROVING THE INTAKE AND UTILIZATION OF BY-PRODUCT-BASED DIETS
The voluntary feed intake or chopped corn stalks was improved (23%) by just increasing moisture content from 30 to 60%. Due to such treatment, sheep performance turned from losing 54 g/head/day to gaining 21.3 g/head/day. Addition of 5% linseed meal doubled the consumption of corn stalks and resulted in a daily gain of 53 g/head/day. Such percentage of linseed meal was comparable to 20% concentrate mixture supplement…
IS THERE A ROLE FOR ORGANIC TRACE ELEMENT SUPPLEMENTS IN TRANSITION COW HEALTH?
Optimal transition cow health is the key to success of the subsequent lactation, and increasing attention has been focused on management and nutritional practices that support it. Physiological stress during the transition period alters the efficiency of the immune system, making the lactating dairy cow more susceptible to infectious diseases, such as mastitis and metritis, with subsequent impairment of reproductive performance…
THE ROLE OF ESSENTIAL TRACE ELEMENTS IN EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT IN LIVESTOCK
This review addresses the concept that essential trace minerals play a vital role in many enzymatic and metabolic pathways that are critical for conceptus development during pregnancy in livestock species. The conceptus relies entirely on the maternal system for a sufficient supply of trace minerals and other nutrients needed for normal development…
TRACE MINERAL BIOAVAILABILITY IN RUMINANTS
Absorption of selenium and copper is much lower in ruminants than in nonruminants. The low absorption of these minerals in ruminants is due to modifications that occur in the rumen environment. Selenium bioavailability is reduced by high dietary sulfur and the presence of cyanogenetic glycosides in certain legumes…
TRACE MINERALS AND THEIR ROLE IN REPRODUCTION
Diets of beef cattle need to supply essential nutrients to sustain life and maximise productivity. Essential nutrients are classed as energy, protein, water, vitamins and minerals. The once principle producers and nutritionists alike work off is that if sufficient amount of all nutrients but one are supplied, the levels of that particular nutrient will limit the animal’s performance…