{"title":"Farm Balance","description":"\u003cp\u003eFarm Balance is an Australian livestock mineral range covering three formats: pressed lick blocks from 15kg to 35kg, loose licks and premixes for cattle on grain or mixed rations, and straight bagged minerals such as limestone, bentonite and stock salt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChoosing a product\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStart with the format. A \u003cstrong\u003eblock\u003c\/strong\u003e suits stock in a paddock that are not on a hard feed - the animal self-regulates and you are not carrying buckets, but intake is never even across a mob. A \u003cstrong\u003eloose lick or premix\u003c\/strong\u003e gives a far more even dose, but only if it is mixed through a ration or put in troughs the whole mob can reach.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen the season and the species. The Green Feed and Dry Feed blocks are opposite products for opposite times of year. Magnesium blocks and Mag-C are for the spring grass tetany window and need to be out before the risk starts, not after a cow goes down. And species matters more than anything else: the Ewe \u0026amp; Lamb block has copper set for sheep, because copper levels that cattle need will accumulate in a sheep's liver until they kill it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIonophores and urea.\u003c\/strong\u003e Twelve products in this range carry Rumensin (monensin) or Bovatec (lasalocid). These are registered for ruminants only and are \u003cstrong\u003efatal to horses and dogs\u003c\/strong\u003e - keep them away from horse feed areas entirely. The Dry Feed block carries urea, which is toxic if eaten too fast and must never go near horses. Where a non-ionophore version exists (Maxi 250, Trace Buffer 40, Feedlot 160, Beef \u0026amp; Sheep Lick, Ewe \u0026amp; Lamb) the product page says so.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEverything here is heavy.\u003c\/strong\u003e The lightest item is a 15kg block and the Lamb Pro is 35kg. Freight on solid mineral is unavoidable, so pickup or a combined paddock order is the sensible way to buy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/olssons\"\u003eOlssons\u003c\/a\u003e - pressed mineral blocks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/barastoc\"\u003eBarastoc\u003c\/a\u003e - cattle, sheep and poultry feed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/laucke-mills\"\u003eLaucke Mills\u003c\/a\u003e - Australian stockfeed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/gen-pack\"\u003eGen Pack\u003c\/a\u003e - straight minerals in smaller packs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/www.peekapaw.com.au\/collections\/farm-balance.oembed","provider":"PeekAPaw Pet Supplies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}