Selenistart is a Urea based Nitrogen fertiliser with added Selenium, which is an essential trace element for animals.
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| Product Analysis | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen (Urea) (N) | 42.0% | Selenium (Se) | .002% |
Why use Selenistart?
Selenium is a vital trace element and is required by all animals. The natural route for selenium intake by ruminant animals is from their green feed diet. The selenium in Selenistart is a slow release granular form of selenium, which is the natural solution to boost low plant selenium levels. Selenium is released throughout the plant growing cycle boosting the selenium content at harvest or during grazing.
Functions of Selenistart
Helps Prevent:
- Fertility and Retained Placenta Problems
- Ill thrift
- White Muscle disease
- Mastitis
Why Treat the soil with Selenistart instead of treating the Animal?
| Treat the Soil | Treat the Animal |
| Works and… | Works but… |
| Effect is long-term | Effect is short-lived |
| Selenium stays on the farm | Selenium leaves farm in animals |
| No animal handling | Involves stressful handling |
| Selenium applied in fert – simple | Relies on animal husbandry |
| No extra time involved | Time consuming for farmer |
| Cheap | Expensive |
Trial to show the uptake of Selenium by grass and animal after Selenium is spread on the pasture
Application Rate
Grazing
Applying a minimum of 4 bags/acre/yr of Selenistart over the grazing season will help to correct your selenium deficiency.
If the above amount of Selenistart has not been spread, this product can be used in conjunction with Selenigrass (CAN+Se) as part of a programme whereby 4 bags/acre of either product or a combination of both are spread early in the grazing season.
Silage
Selenistart can be used to replace Granular Urea for applications on silage crops. Selenistart will help to raise the selenium content of the silage.
