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<blockquote data-quote="redblood" data-source="post: 4994761" data-attributes="member: 2947"><p>Its more about the salt and temperature than it is the deer. White salt will always have the strongest draw as long as deer are not deficient in a specific element. Many minerals, magnesium to name one, are very bitter. We conducted an experiment in a graduate animal science test where 38 angus cross heifers (weaned) were given access to identical 10x10 corals that each contained an identical trough filled with salt. They were side by side and neither had an advantage as far as access. One was mineralized and one was white mixing salt. They had to cross a mat that had sensor under it (late 90s technology lol). The mat simply recorded traffic into the trough. It was something like 8 or 9 to 1 preference to the white salt. Consumption in pounds was also much higher but that wasnt really measured other than us noticing it was harder to keep the white salt trough full. I cant inagine deer would be much different since they have a similar digestive system.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="redblood, post: 4994761, member: 2947"] Its more about the salt and temperature than it is the deer. White salt will always have the strongest draw as long as deer are not deficient in a specific element. Many minerals, magnesium to name one, are very bitter. We conducted an experiment in a graduate animal science test where 38 angus cross heifers (weaned) were given access to identical 10x10 corals that each contained an identical trough filled with salt. They were side by side and neither had an advantage as far as access. One was mineralized and one was white mixing salt. They had to cross a mat that had sensor under it (late 90s technology lol). The mat simply recorded traffic into the trough. It was something like 8 or 9 to 1 preference to the white salt. Consumption in pounds was also much higher but that wasnt really measured other than us noticing it was harder to keep the white salt trough full. I cant inagine deer would be much different since they have a similar digestive system. [/QUOTE]
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