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Seaweed Meal

Our dried seaweed meal is produced from the seaplant "Sargassum polycystum". Sargassum is a brown seaweed and the tropical equivalent of the more common cold water brown seaweed "Ascophyllum nodosum". The raw seaweed is hand harvested in a sustainable fashion, graded, dried, and visually graded and milled to the customers' requirements.
Seaweed Meal
Seaweed MEAL is a natural (organic) and cost effective enhancement to any animal health supplement program. It is Bio Gro certified (no. 4685).

It is available in a "20 mesh" (800 micron) size product which is easy to use, can be easily mixed with most types of other supplements and used in a "loose lick" form. It can also be incorporated into commercial feed mixes and or palletised products.

For use as a feed supplement it can be used all year round to improve animal health. It can be used at times of animal stress, low quality pasture feed or poor animal health.

Product is available in 25 kg bags.

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Overview

  • A 20 mesh milled seaweed.
  • Seaweed contains all major and minor nutrients, trace minerals, alginic acid, vitamins, naturally occurring plant growth hormones and antibiotics all chelated making them 100% absorbable.
  • The rich mineral content of seaweed makes the material very palatable to stock.
  • Since digestive enzymes are made up of amino acids if not enough amino acids are provided, enzyme production will diminish and digestive function can become progressively impared leading to disease.
  • Seaweed is a natural source of Iodine. Iodine acts as an antibiotic to kill germs, increasing growth rate and feed efficiency.
  • Acts as a receptor blocker for many pathogens including salmonella.
  • Seaweed is known as a great promoter of glandular health, especially for the pituitary, adrenal and thyroid glands.

Benefits

  • Organic source of minerals, amino acids & vitamins in a 100% absorbable form.
  • Improved animal health.
  • Improved animal performance.
  • More efficient feed utilisation.
  • Natural source of iodine.
  • Reduced problems caused by dietary deficiencies.

Application Rates

SAFA dried seaweed meal is used as a supplement or part of animal feed programs. It can be used for all types of animals from dairy and beef cows, sheep, pigs, poultry and horses. SAFA seaweed meal can increase general animal health as well as assisting in providing the following benefits:

Dairy and Beef Cows:
Feed Rates: 100 grams day or 1 - 2.5% of total diet.
Benefits: Assist in more efficient feed utilisation.
Increased regularity of heat cycles.
Improved conception rate.
Fewer problems caused by dietary deficiencies such as mastitis, retained placenta, milk fever, abortions and infertility.
Dairy Cattle:
Feed Rates: 100 grams per day or 1 - 2.5% of total diet.
Benefits: Assist in increasing milk yield and butterfat content in milk.
Increased iodine and vitamin A content in milk.
Assists in minimising production losses during stress periods and prolonged lactation periods.
Sheep:
Feed Rates: 100 grams day or 1 - 2.5% of total diet.
Benefits: Assists in increasing birth rate.
Easier lambing.
Better quality wool.
Pigs:
Feed Rates: Piglet 10 - 20 grams day,
Pig 20 - 50 grams day or 1 - 2.5% of total diet
Benefits: Assists in rapid gains for earlier marketing.
Increased loin length and size.
Larger loin eyes.
Reduced back fat.
Reduced internal parasites.
Increased litter size.
Poultry:
Feed Rates: 0.8% - 1.2% of total feed
Benefits: Assist in increased hatchability of eggs.
Reduced blood spots.
Increased iodine content of eggs.
Increased yolk pigmentation.
More uniform shell texture with less breakage.
Increased laying period in older hens.
Horses:
Feed Rates: Small ponies 30 - 50 grams/day.
Large ponies/small horses 60 - 90 grams/day.
Breeding mares 120 - 140 grams/day.
Stallions 120 - 140 grams/day.
Working/Sports horses 100 -120 grams/day.
Benefits: Is an excellent source of iodine.
Assists in reducing or eliminating breeding problems.
Increases vitality and stamina.
Reduces nervousness.
Assists in preventing cracked hooves.
Assists in producing a healthier coat and brighter eyes.