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Do salt blocks affect cattle's diets?

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What are supplemented in salt blocks as trace minerals?

salt blocks are made of salt (obviously) and salt makes a horse thirsty. This makes them drink more water.


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Can sodium chloride be used safely to encourage horses to drink more water?

Most horse diets are low in sodium and chloride, hence the use of salt blocks. However, if a horse won't drink enough then it needs veterinary attention.


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How do you make salt in to a salt block?

You mean how to make loose-salt into a salt block. The fact is that it is cheaper to buy the pre-made blocks. The homemade recipes for salt blocks call for things such as bone meal which is not good for horses and many other types of livestock.


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