Salt licks are fodder rock salt, which aims to meet the sodium needs of animals.
Salt is intended for feeding cattle (
cows) and livestock (goats,
sheep and others).
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Chlorine ions in salt, entering the body, produce hydrochloric acid - this is an important element of gastric juice. The lack of this mineral provokes the cessation of cell growth and their formation, leads to dehydration of the body, reduces appetite, which can be the result of weight loss, complicates the process of reproduction of offspring, leads to a decrease in milk production.
Using a lick: the blocks should be placed in the feeder or hung so that the animals have constant access to them. A mandatory condition for using licks is constant access to clean drinking water for animals.