Since 2011, Salts of the Himalayas has supplied us at "Lana" with premium grade highly mineralised pink salt. As the main component of mineral supplement, and with the occasional use of bi-pass protein in very dry conditions, we don't need to use any other commercial animal licks in our large cattle/sheep/superfine wool enterprises.
With Himalayan Salt, we can stick to our grazing plan, adjusting our enterprise to suit our environment - throughout most conditions.
The 84 minerals and trace elements are fundamentally pure and natural. By satisfying the nutritional needs of the gut, we observed a decrease in the volume of pasture consumed. This has enabled us to increase our carrying capacity.
Himalayan salt is an electrolyte and supports animal vitality. Livestock self-regulate its intake, adjusting when protein levels in the paddock change seasonally; and when lactating; and in extremes of temperature.
We have noticed benefits such as higher conception rates, and reduced retention of afterbirth in breeding livestock, largely due to a higher percentage of calcium, magnesium and selenium in the Himalayan Salt.
The hides of our cattle shine, and the fine wool is softer in handle. After supporting the stock's nutritional needs at a biocellular level, excess minerals and trace elements are excreted. We highly value the excreted minerals for soil and pasture health.
As a part of the grazing plan approach at Lana, over a very long term, Himalayan Salt has shown to improve soil and mineral availability.
(Tim is one of the featured farmers in "Call of the Reed Warbler" Charles Massey)
Tim Wright