Sernick Phosphate 6 Block

Licks & Lick Blocks

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REGISTRATION: ACT 36 - Pending
Recommended Daily Intake
General Principles And Guidelines For Lick Feeding

Generally, South African soils and pastures do not contain rich deposits of phosphates. Phosphate supplementary feeding is therefore vitally important to ensure good growth and reproduction. This product is enriched with molasses to give it a pleasant taste without encouraging overeating, which can lead to wastage. The product is pre-mixed and ready to be fed.

FEEDING RECOMMENDATION:

This is a supplement and not a feed. Sufficient grazing and/or roughage must always be provided. Keep lick troughs filled to prevent voracious feeding by greedy animals. Excess intake can cause poisoning. Kindly consult the Sernick technical staff for information and advice.

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General Principles And Guidelines For Lick Feeding

Meat production in South Africa is based on the use of natural pasture with varying nutritional value and frequent periods of low rainfall and drought. The purpose of lick feeding is to supply cattle and sheep with nutrients that cannot be provided by the natural pasture due to its shortfalls and varying seasonal deficiencies. Lick supplements must have the following aims: The replenishment of mineral deficiencies. The replenishment of protein to allow an animal to utilize dry season grazing more efficiently. Supplementing protein, minerals, and energy levels in critical stages of life when they cannot be supplied by the pasture. The basic guidelines for effective lick feeding are the following: Sufficient pasture/roughage must always be available. Animals must be gradually adjusted to a new lick. Intake of a lick must be gradually increased over a period of approximately 14 days. This can be achieved by mixing the lick with salt or by initially offering a phosphate lick. This prevents acidosis and/or urea poisoning. Prevent rain from falling on licks containing urea. Vinegar is an effective antidote for urea poisoning. Mix water and vinegar in equal parts and dose 2–4 bottles (1 bottle = 750 ml) per head of cattle. Sustained access to and availability of licks lowers the risk of overeating. However, lick intake is influenced by several factors, and accurate intake predictions are virtually impossible. Manage intake by offering licks regularly and ensuring that animals are not without a lick for longer than 24 hours. Provide enough feeding trough space and do not supply licks that contain urea near water troughs. There should be at least 500m or more separating water and feeding troughs.

Kobus Theart

Mienke Van Rensburg

Kobus Theart

Kobus Theart

Aljay van der Merwe

Kriek van Niekerk

Wiegard Brummer

CM Kotze

Danie Fourie

Stoffel Gouws

CM Kotze

Wiegard Brummer

Mienke Van Rensburg

Kobus Theart

Kobus Theart

Kobus Theart

Kriek van Niekerk

Wiegard Brummer

Stoffel Gouws

CM Kotze

CM Kotze

Wiegard Brummer

Danie Fourie

Mienke Van Rensburg

Mienke Van Rensburg

Bethal Depot

Alijay van der Merwe

CONTACT DETAILS

Edenville Factory: 082 868 7779

TECHNICAL ADVISORS
Contact PersonContact NumberE-mail AddressArea/Job Description
Kobus Theart078 505 5363kobust@sernick.co.zaNorth West | Gauteng & Mpumalanga
Kriek van Niekerk076 757 6771kriek@sernick.co.zaNorthern & Western Free State
Wiegard Brummer082 804 3462wiegard@sernick.co.zaCentral & Southern Free State & Eastern Cape
Stoffel Gouws082 579 4290stoffel@sernickgroup.co.zaKZN
CM Kotze082 553 7189cm.kotze@sernick.co.zaEastern Free State & KZN
Mienke Van Rensburg084 426 1276mienke@sernick.co.zaNorth West and Northern Cape
Danie Fourie071 083 5601daniefourie@sernick.co.zaEastern & North-Eastern Free State
ORDERS
Order Clerk066 426 7771orders@sernick.co.za-
FACTORY
Contact PersonContact NumberE-mail AddressJob Title
Alwyn Laas082 056 8065alwyn@sernick.co.zaOperational Manager
Stoffel Gouws082 579 4290stoffel@sernickgroup.co.zaManaging Director: Sernick Feeds
DEBTORS
Ann Dalton082 620 4045debtors@sernick.co.za-
DEPOTS
Aljay van der Merwe072 241 2032bekkermeule@gmail.comBethal
NUTRITIONAL CONSULTANTS
ConsultantContact NumberType of Nutrition
Dr. Piet Swiegers082 579 4290Ruminant Nutrition
Jannie Maritz082 417 8196Monogastric Nutrition

UREA POISONING GUIDE

WARNING

  • These animal feeds contain urea and other NPN sources. Pellets should be fed strictly according to the directions for use.

  • Animals that are not adapted to urea rations must be fed a salt-phosphate lick for seven (7) days prior to feeding urea rations. Vinegar is an effective antidote for NPN poisoning. Mix equal parts of vinegar and water and dose half a bottle per calf or large sheep and 2–4 bottles per head of cattle (1 bottle = 750ml).

  • Protect feed from rain as NPN can dissolve in water. Animals that consume this contaminated mixture can be poisoned.

  • Do not offer this feed indiscriminately with other feeds that contain NPN.

Contact the Sernick technical staff for further information and enquiries.

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