Can cows eat sheep mineral?

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Hi all,
We have sheep mineral out for other animals and was wondering if it's ok for the cows to have access to it. ( I know that Sheep cannot have Cow mineral-I'm talking about cows having sheep mineral).

Just went to check the bag of mineral for specific ingredients and there's no tag on the bag. :\

We have 3 young(nearly 1 year old) beef cattle and we're trying to decide what to do about minerals. Wondering if they could also have access to the free choice sheep mineral or not. Also wondering what else they'll need in addition to that.
I'm in the process of doing all the research now but wanted to post here before I forget to.













































































































































 

WildRoseBeef

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They can have it, it's just that they won't get the copper they need. Sheep mineral has much less copper in it than what is required for cattle.
 
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