Solutrace Dairy

High-producing pasture alone will not supply the balanced nutritional requirements of your dairy cows. Solutrace Dairy has been formulated to take care of the most common trace mineral deficiencies on NZ dairy farms. FEATURES

Totally soluble
Comprehensive formula – contains every trace element known to affect the performance and health of an NZ dairy cow
Pricing – optimised for low cost and a basic, but comprehensive formulation
Easy to use

BENEFITS Healthy dairy cows maximise your farm’s production. Solutrace Dairy is an easy-to-use, basic, yet comprehensive supplement. Designed for NZ dairy conditions. Call 0800 BALANCE, contact your local Agvance Consultant, or log in to your account to order online.

What the research shows

A South Island dairy cow study reported higher milk yield, improved reproductive measures and increased copper and vitamin B12 status when intensively grazed lactating cows received complexed zinc, manganese, copper and cobalt. (DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2006.10.006)
A dairy cow meta-analysis found that organic trace mineral supplementation was associated with improved milk yield and selected fertility measures across lactating cow studies. (DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3058)
A dairy cow study comparing organic and inorganic trace mineral sources found that replacing inorganic salts of cobalt, copper, manganese, zinc and selenium with organic trace minerals caused modest improvements in ovarian cyclicity and changed preimplantation conceptus development, although it did not alter conception risk or pregnancy rate. (DOI: 10.3168/jds.2022-22784)
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)

Limits

These studies test organic, complexed or inorganic trace mineral supplementation strategies and dietary mineral antagonists, not this specific Agvance product, its exact formulation, water delivery system or on-farm use programme.

Study details and links

What was tested

Research on trace mineral supplementation in dairy cows, including zinc, manganese, copper, cobalt and selenium, along with research on dietary antagonists that can affect copper status in dairy cows.

What was measured

Milk production, lactation performance, reproductive performance, copper reserves, vitamin B12 reserves, ovarian cyclicity, conception risk, pregnancy rate, follicular fluid copper concentration, conceptus development, liver copper reserves, dry matter intake, milk performance and somatic cell count.

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/pii/S0377840106004202
Effects of feeding organic trace minerals on milk production and reproductive performance in lactating dairy cows: a meta-analysis, Journal of Dairy Science: DOI 10.3168/jds.2010-3058
PubMed record: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20723697/
Effects of source of supplementary trace minerals in pre- and postpartum diets on reproductive biology and performance in dairy cows, Journal of Dairy Science: DOI 10.3168/jds.2022-22784
Publisher page: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030223002163
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 a corn silage-based diet, Journal of Dairy Science: DOI 10.3168/jds.2016-12217
PubMed record: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28365110/

More detail on limits

Evidence supports the use of trace mineral supplementation where mineral supply, status or antagonism requires support, not Solutrace Dairy on its own.
Evidence supports the role of copper, zinc, manganese, cobalt and selenium in selected production, reproduction and mineral-status outcomes, but responses depend on dose, mineral source, diet, stage of lactation, baseline mineral status and herd-level risk.
Responses depend on existing trace mineral status, water intake, pasture mineral profile, antagonists such as sulphur, molybdenum and iron, stage of lactation, seasonal conditions and how consistently the product is consumed.