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Muriate of Potash, not only a waste of money...
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<blockquote data-quote="Richard III" data-source="post: 235430" data-attributes="member: 933"><p>When sodium is short, the plant takes up extra potassium, this appears to be no problem to the plant but it can be to the animal eating the forage. I had quite a severe problem due to this, brought about by applying my manure to arable land and using NPK fertilizers on the silage ground. Strangely adding salt to the diet did not solve the problem but adding salt to the soil did. Most people are adding salt to grassland without realising it from the animals manure being returned, it is when potash is applied on it's own that thinks start to go out of line. My milking herd had severe problems with milk fever and acidosis that no one could explain, applying salt to the land solved both problems. I presume the acidosis was caused by the cow needing to produce large amounts of sodium bicarbonate to buffer the rumen.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Richard III, post: 235430, member: 933"] When sodium is short, the plant takes up extra potassium, this appears to be no problem to the plant but it can be to the animal eating the forage. I had quite a severe problem due to this, brought about by applying my manure to arable land and using NPK fertilizers on the silage ground. Strangely adding salt to the diet did not solve the problem but adding salt to the soil did. Most people are adding salt to grassland without realising it from the animals manure being returned, it is when potash is applied on it's own that thinks start to go out of line. My milking herd had severe problems with milk fever and acidosis that no one could explain, applying salt to the land solved both problems. I presume the acidosis was caused by the cow needing to produce large amounts of sodium bicarbonate to buffer the rumen. [/QUOTE]
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