While we’re strong believers that healthy soil promotes animal health, we have also identified some natural products which provide a boost to your animals, reduce your veterinary bills and boost your profits, specifically Himalayan Rock Salt and Southern Humates’ StockMate.
We source this product directly, guaranteeing quality. Our Rock Salt helps boost your animal’s efficiency, especially in areas where there is a natural deficiency in sodium.
Rock salt is an excellent supplement for cattle, providing a range of vital minerals and helping to improve the overall health of the animal.
Salt encourages saliva flow, increasing the pH of the rumen.
Among the benefits are increased milk yields and a New Zealand study has shown potential increases of 12% and more (Link to PDF is Scientific Papers).
Rock salt also helps animals get more out of their feed, promoting better digestion and maximising nutritional value. In dairy cows, the salt assists in balancing the sodium-potassium ration in diets.
There is the added benefit of more than 80 different trace elements, with many minerals of benefit to the bovine breed and their health. Rock salt helps reduce Cud Ball and the risk of Frothy Bloat and hardens up the hooves of the animal.
We offer our Himalayan Rock Salt in different size blocks suited to different situations and we also have a food-grade ground product that can be used as an additive.
StockMate from Southern Humates (southernhumates.co.nz) is a supplement for animals to keep stock in good health, aid in the prevention of disease and treat sick animals.
Developed as an extension to the company’s natural humate for soil health, StockMate helps promote consistent and natural stock health.
The product is certified for organic input and is one of the most natural ways to combat diarrhoea in calves. Being high in carbon, it works as a detox within the gut, keeping the animal healthy and happy. StockMate can be used on calves, cows and horses to promote good gut health, strength and condition.
Humates and humic acid have been found to aid the recovery of sick animals and prevent disease, as well as increasing animal production. Some of the benefits include reducing excessive water loss and dehydration in young animals.
StockMate is a powerful detoxifying agent and helps support immune system receptors in the gut lining.
It is also a complement to our Rock Salt product as it can reduce somatic cell counts in dairy herds when fed as a 50:50 lick with salt
Humates added to feed rations help stabilise an animal’s intestinal flora and increase gut microbial growth. The humates stimulate the good microbes while suppressing the bad microbes.
Matheson Agri Services started in Gore more than 20 years ago, providing Rock Salt to farmers looking to improve animal health.
Responding to demand from clients for natural fertiiser products, MAS began selling biological fertilisers and a natural phosphate product called CarboPhos.
These products were eventually supplemented with a range of Fish Hydrolysate products.
MAS now provides an expanded range of Animal Health products, Bio-Stimulants and Natural Fertilisers.
Based in Milton, the company has representation in Canterbury, Nelson, Marlborough and the West Coast.
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