Provimi has developed Rupromin buckets to 
      
      
        provideminerals in a practical and easy way. 
      
      
        Theminerals are very palatable, with the correct 
      
      
        balance of trace elements that guarantees intakes 
      
      
        of the highly necessaryminerals to support 
      
      
        immunity. Themineral buckets are, of course, 
      
      
        weather-resistant. 
      
      
        
      
      
        Perfect anti-oxidant effect
      
      
        The anti-oxidant effect of the Ruprominmineral 
      
      
        buckets has been improved. Besides the well-
      
      
        known anti-oxidants seleniumand vitaminE, 
      
      
        Grape PP is nowadded. This extract is an extremely 
      
      
        potent anti-oxidant and, together with selenium 
      
      
        and vitaminE, it provides a perfect combination 
      
      
        of anti-oxidants thatwill help increase immunity. 
      
      
        The supply of selenium is also enhanced by 
      
      
        including a proportion of rumen-bypass selenium. 
      
      
        Rupromin mineral buckets
      
      
        The Rupromin mineral buckets are available 
      
      
        in buckets and in barrels. Both are useful in 
      
      
        grazing situations or indoors in yards or cubicle 
      
      
        housing (Table 1) .
      
      
        
          Rupromin Standard
        
      
      
        The Rupromin Standard mineral bucket has 
      
      
        been developed for heifers and suckler cows. 
      
      
        Rupromin Standard makes sure your animals 
      
      
        receive the required amount of trace elements 
      
      
        and vitamins. Available in 25kg buckets and 
      
      
        70kg barrels. 
      
      
        Ruprominbucket range 
      
      
        Making sure your cattle have the correctminerals is essential. Body reserves of trace 
      
      
        elements oftendecrease because of a lack ofminerals and vitamins in the animal’s 
      
      
        ration. Thismight result in retainedplacentas, increased cell counts andmastitis. 
      
      
        Apart fromthese direct effects, a shortage ofminerals can also result in reduced 
      
      
        immunity in young calves.