Nutritional INformation

Boost Your Livestock’s Health with Dickson Ag Bovi-Guard When your livestock are grazing on lush, high-protein pastures or consuming intensive grain rations, they can face a number of challenges that impact their overall health and productivity. One common issue is the formation of foam and inflammation within the rumen, which can hinder proper digestion and…

Harnessing the Power of Garlic and Sulphur in Livestock Supplements for Combatting External Parasites As the demand for natural, eco-friendly farming solutions grows, garlic and sulphur are emerging as powerful tools in managing external parasites such as buffalo flies, ticks, and lice in livestock. Recent studies have highlighted the effectiveness of these natural ingredients, particularly…

In wet conditions, when the ground becomes waterlogged, it can be easy for livestock to suffer from poor foot health. This is due to the excessive amounts of moisture coming through their hoof wall, resulting in lameness & ultimately, loss in productivity due to reduced movement and grazing.  We offer a Zinc and biotin inclusion…

Elitox stands as a distinctive solution for managing mycotoxins, effectively mitigating their adverse impacts within ruminant diets. Furthermore, Elitox serves as a proactive approach to prevent mycotoxicosis. View PDF

  Why use lower urea for breeders? Higher levels of urea used in the wrong situation can cost potential production as the animal is having to excrete the excess ammonia which comes at a high energy cost. Therefore, feeding high levels of urea can waste energy that would normally be used for production. Most common…

Supplementing first-calf heifers during lactation rather than feeding stud bulls post-weaning has been found to result in greater scrotal circumference, increased sperm motility and sexual maturity at an earlier age. Conducted by Dr Viv Perry from the Queensland Sperm Morphology Laboratory, and PhD student Matt Callaghan, the research is part of a quest to identify…

Cottonseed has been used extensively in Queensland as a feed supplement for sheep. It is a good source of energy (12-14 MJ ME/kg) and protein (19-24%), but should always be fed with adequate amounts of roughage.

As a producer of beef, wool or lamb there are many stock feed supplements and additives to choose from, but how do you decide on the products that will benefit your stock and profit?

Grazing lush green feed, especially short growing green feed, often results in animal health issues. This guide from Dickson Ag is designed to help avoid these issues and improve performance.