Solutrace Coaster

Protect your herd from the dangers of ineffective mineral usage by supplementing with Solutrace Coaster, specifically formulated for dairy cows on the West Coast of the South Island.

Higher levels of soil ingestion due to high rainfall in this region can lead to increased levels of iron in the diet. At the same time, wet soils increase the molybdenum uptake to the
pasture leaf, causing several essential minerals to become bound and excreted. Solutrace Coaster solves these problems by supplying a complete balance of eight trace minerals, alongside key minerals in a non-binding amino acid chelate form. Amino acid chelates have a much higher level of bio-availability as they’re absorbed directly into the bloodstream and stored in the muscle.

Ask your vet about Agvance’s Solutrace Coaster today.

Scientifically-proven features and benefits:

High copper availability – High levels of copper allow higher blood copper levels.
Improved availability – Higher selenium and copper in amino acid form are metabolised directly to the cell and provide efficient muscle storage.
Easy to use – Table dry powder form, high solubility in water, can be drenched, dispensed into drinking water, or blended into feeds.
High-quality – Coaster contains high-quality mineral chelates.
Non-organic minerals: Supplies minerals in the non-organic form to efficiently feed rumen bacteria, as well as utilise liver storage capacity.

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What the research shows

A New Zealand dairy cow study on the South Island found that supplementing complexed zinc, manganese, copper and cobalt improved lactation and reproductive performance, and lifted copper and vitamin B12 reserves in intensively grazed lactating cows. (DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2006.10.006)
A dairy cow study found that added sulphur and molybdenum reduced liver copper reserves, with the effect more pronounced in cows fed grass silage-based diets, showing how dietary antagonists can reduce copper status even when copper is supplied. (DOI: 10.3168/jds.2016-12217)
A dairy cow study comparing inorganic and organic copper under added sulphur and molybdenum found that sulphur and molybdenum reduced hepatic copper concentrations, showing why copper supplementation needs to account for antagonists in the diet. (DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-6322)
A review of copper supplementation in cattle reported that copper management is difficult because ruminants can be affected by both deficiency and toxicity, and because copper, molybdenum and sulphur interact in the rumen. (DOI: 10.3390/ani10101890)

Limits

These studies test complexed trace minerals, copper source, copper antagonists and copper metabolism, not this specific Agvance product.

Study details and links

What was tested

Research on complexed trace mineral supplementation in grazed dairy cows, copper supplementation under sulphur and molybdenum challenge, and the risk of both copper deficiency and copper accumulation in cattle.

What was measured

Milk yield, milk components, reproductive performance, copper reserves, vitamin B12 reserves, dry matter intake, body condition, somatic cell count, plasma mineral concentrations, liver copper concentrations and copper metabolism.

Study links (DOI / publisher)

Effects of supplementing complexed zinc, manganese, copper and cobalt on lactation and reproductive performance of intensively grazed lactating dairy cattle on the South Island of New Zealand, Animal Feed Science and Technology: DOI 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2006.10.006
Publisher page: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0377840106004202
Added dietary sulfur and molybdenum has a greater influence on hepatic copper concentration, intake, and performance in Holstein-Friesian dairy cows offered a grass silage- rather than corn silage-based diet, Journal of Dairy Science: DOI 10.3168/jds.2016-12217
Publisher page: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030217302771
Effect of inorganic or organic copper fed without or with added sulfur and molybdenum on the performance, indicators of copper status, and hepatic mRNA in dairy cows, Journal of Dairy Science: DOI 10.3168/jds.2012-6322
Publisher page: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030213003226
Copper supplementation, a challenge in cattle, Animals: DOI 10.3390/ani10101890
Full text: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7602799/

More detail on limits

Evidence supports careful trace mineral strategies where copper status, copper storage, cobalt or dietary antagonists are a concern, not Solutrace Coaster on its own.
Responses depend on current copper and cobalt status, liver copper reserves, basal diet, water and feed mineral levels, sulphur and molybdenum exposure, region, dose, duration of feeding and wider herd management.