{"title":"Olssons","description":"\u003ch2\u003eOlssons Salt Licks \u0026amp; Mineral Blocks\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eOlssons has been pressing mineral blocks in Australia since the 1930s, and the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/olssons-007-mineral-horse-block\"\u003e007 horse block\u003c\/a\u003e is the one most people know by name. A block is simply the practical way to get minerals into animals that are not on a hard feed - the animal self-regulates and you are not carrying buckets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChoosing a block\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStart with the species, then the season, then the specific deficiency. Species first because it is where the real risk sits: sheep are poisoned by copper levels that cattle need, and goats need copper that sheep cannot tolerate. Use \u003ca href=\"\/products\/olssons-ewe-beauty-365-block\"\u003eEwe Beauty\u003c\/a\u003e for sheep, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/olssons-goat-block\"\u003eGoat Block\u003c\/a\u003e for goats, and the cattle blocks for cattle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeason second. \u003ca href=\"\/products\/olssons-beefmaster-grass-tetany-block\"\u003eBeefmaster\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/olssons-economag-block\"\u003eEconomag\u003c\/a\u003e are magnesium blocks for the spring tetany window; the Dry Feed blocks are for summer and autumn stubbles; \u003ca href=\"\/products\/olssons-herd-health-365-block\"\u003eHerd Health 365\u003c\/a\u003e and Ewe Beauty 365 are the year-round options if you would rather not swap.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUrea blocks need care.\u003c\/strong\u003e Several blocks carry urea to help stock digest dry feed. Urea is toxic if eaten too fast, so introduce it to animals that are full rather than hungry, keep water available, and never feed urea products to horses. Urea-free versions of most of them exist for exactly this reason.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlocks are heavy.\u003c\/strong\u003e Most are 15-20kg of solid pressed mineral and the Weaner Pro is 35kg. Freight on a solid block is unavoidable, so pickup or a combined order is the sensible way to buy them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/barastoc\"\u003eBarastoc\u003c\/a\u003e - horse, poultry and livestock 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\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/health-care\"\u003eHealth Care\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.olssonsblocks.com.au\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOlssons website\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/www.peekapaw.com.au\/collections\/olssons.oembed","provider":"PeekAPaw Pet Supplies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}