Mineral Nutrition for Cattle

I'm Dennis Nuzback, and I'm the ruminant technical manager for Novus International.

MINTREX is a very stable mineral. We've done studies with the molecule, and through the normal pHs within the rumen were very stable. Up to 80 percent of the product is considered chelated at that particular pH. However, the true test is when the feed stuffs and trace minerals go through the abomasum, which is the true stomach of the cow, where enzymes and acids are excreted to try and digest the ingredients. The chelated trace minerals have to be able to go through that very low pH and remain intact so they can get presented to the small intestine for absorption. And MINTREX, because we have two molecules of HMTBa, a source of methionine activity, it presents two molecules to hold that trace mineral together as a chela. So it adds more stability because we have two molecules holding the trace. And with that added stability, it's able to handle the pH swings of the gut where it can be absorbed as a mineral should be.

If the producer is looking for methionine activity, which is critically the first limiting amino acid in both dairy and beef production, MINTREX is the product of choice

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