About Dolomite
A healthier way
Golden Bay Dolomite can help improve pasture growth together with animal health and ultimately human health
GBD’s effect on soil structure provides a house for biology and improves the water-holding capacity of soils
Calcium and magnesium play key roles, calcium is important for healthy plant roots, stems, and leaf growth. Magnesium is also essential for plant growth and is actively involved in photosynthesis.
Microfine Golden Bay Dolomite is an effective animal health supplement
Microfine GBD is ground into a very fine supplement powder, along with its natural high quality it is an effective treatment for animal metabolic disorders
Roles of calcium and magnesium in maintaining animal health
Microfine GBD is safe to be fed directly to stock or dusted on pasture. Microfine GBD contains both calcium and magnesium and can reduce the need for additional animal health supplements and remedies. Saving time and costs while maintaining production.
Calcium helps facilitate many body processes
Helps bone formation.
Neutralises acidity in the rumen assisting nutrient uptake.
In body fluids and secretions such as blood, hormones and milk.
Magnesium’s major role in animals
Magnesium acts on the nervous system by calming the nerve pulses that contract muscles especially when animals are stressed.
Magnesium is used by the body to produce hormones to aid the absorption of calcium from the gut and bones.
Stock need magnesium to break down feed in the rumen for growth.
Magnesium also helps build a strong immune system and resistance to infections.
Common animal health illness due to calcium and magnesium deficiencies.
Milk fever is linked to a sudden drop in the blood calcium and sugar levels at the start of lactation.
Grass staggers are caused by a decrease in magnesium blood concentration levels.
Reproductive problems such as bearings in Ewes due to loose muscle condition.
Rickets (crooked limbs or enlarged limbs) occurs due to Vitamin D deficiency and limited calcium uptake.
