Developed by scientists, vets, nutritionists, and farmers, ANIMAX’s patented waxed-groove diffusion technology has been designed to benefit beef and dairy animals with an advanced rate of trace element release.
Featuring this signature diffusion technology, ANIMAX Tracesure® Calf, Cattle and Cattle XL boluses have higher trace element inclusion levels at a safe rate, along with superior ruminal retention.
Diffusion technology explained
ANIMAX Tracesure boluses have always featured patented diffusion technology (previously referred to as ‘leaching’) which is unique in how it allows rumen fluid to enter the bolus when in the reticulum, thus allowing the trace elements to diffuse out.
Unlike eroding, dissolving, or oxidising boluses, this ultimately results in the bolus retaining its size and critical density for up to 6 months, regulating the rate of release and reducing the risk of premature passing.
It is the waxed-grooves that now features in all the ANIMAX bovine boluses that is newer to ANIMAX Tracesure® and the world of precision nutrition.
Available in three different sizes – 75kg+ calf, 200-500kg cattle and 500kg+ cattle – this technological advancement gives the industry a new level of confidence that each animal has enough trace elements every day, in a single application, for up to 6 months.
The move follows the successful launch of ANIMAX Tracesure® Cattle XL – the pioneering bolus that exclusively supplies cattle weighing over 500kg with enough essential trace elements for 6 months in just 1 bolus and in one single application. Containing a safe supply of double the trace element levels, the equivalent of 2 to 4 boluses is now in a single ANIMAX Tracesure® Cattle XL bolus; supporting labour-saving goals on farm.
Copper, as copper oxide, is supplied in a separate bolus allowing flexibility, to give this trace element as required by the animal.
Original story featured in Farming Life
