1. Micro & Macro Nutrients Soil Nutrient Relationship to Livestock

2. What are Nutrients??? Nutrient Mineral Vitamin
a substance that provides nourishment essential for growth and the maintenance of life.
Mineral
Inorganic naturally occurring chemical compound
Vitamin
organic compounds that are essential for normal growth and nutrition 
Chemical structure does not change!
can be broken down by heat, air, or acid

3. What are Macrominerals?
Large
Substances needed for growth, metabolism and other body functions!
Macrominerals are inorganic substances that a body needs in large amounts to perform metabolism, to grow, and to maintain body functions

4. What are Microminerals?
Small
Substances needed for growth, metabolism and other body functions!
Macrominerals are inorganic substances that a body needs in large amounts to perform metabolism, to grow, and to maintain body functions

5. Minerals Essential to Animal Life:
Macro
Micro
(K) Potassium
(Cu) Copper
(Mg) Magnesium
(Fe) Iron
(Na) Sodium
(Mn) Manganese
(S) Sulfur
(Zn) Zinc
(P) Phosphorus
(Co) Cobalt
(Ca) Calcium
(I) Iodine
(Se) Selenium

6. Where do the minerals come from?
Animals
Plants
Soil

7. Mineral Uptake Manure/ Plant Material breaks down
Minerals absorbed by plants
Plants eaten by animals
Animals defecate
Manure/ Plant Material breaks down
Mineral Uptake

8. Livestock Performance Areas Affected by Minerals
Milk production
Egg production
Growth
Conception Rates