Marwell Compressed Himalayan Salt Lick – Rock Salt Block for Livestock & Horses

Marwell Compressed Himalayan Salt Lick: Rock Salt Block for Livestock & Horses

Marwell Himalayan salt licks are compressed blocks of pink Himalayan rock salt, offered free-choice to livestock and horses as a natural salt supplement. Animals lick the block as they need it, which is the simplest and most reliable way to make sure they're getting enough salt.

Why Animals Need Salt

Salt isn't optional for grazing animals. Sodium and chloride are essential nutrients involved in nerve function, muscle activity, hydration and digestion, and animals can't store sodium in the body, so it needs replacing continually.

Pasture and hay are generally low in sodium, so grazing stock often don't get enough from feed alone. The shortfall shows up as animals licking soil, chewing timber and fences, or seeking out unusual things to lick. Providing a salt lick sorts this out simply.

It matters most in a few situations:

• Hot weather and hard work. Horses in particular lose significant sodium through sweat, and a working or ridden horse in an Australian summer can have a high requirement.

• Lush green pasture. Fast-growing pasture is often high in potassium and low in sodium, which increases the need for salt.

• Lactating stock. Milk production draws sodium out of the animal.

• Encouraging water intake. Adequate salt supports normal drinking, which helps keep stock properly hydrated.

Free-Choice and Self-Regulating

The advantage of a lick block is that animals regulate their own intake. They take what they need and leave it when they don't, so there's no measuring, mixing or rationing on your part. Just put it out where stock can reach it and keep an eye on when it needs replacing.

Why Compressed Himalayan Rock Salt

Himalayan rock salt is mined salt rather than refined table salt, and it carries the trace minerals naturally present in the deposit, which is where its pink colour comes from. Its main job, as with any lick, is supplying sodium and chloride.

The compressed block form is dense and hard-wearing. That means it stands up to weather better than soft pressed white salt blocks, holds together in the paddock rather than crumbling away in the rain, and lasts considerably longer, so you're replacing them less often.

Suits

Horses, cattle, sheep, goats, alpacas and other grazing livestock.

How to Use

Place the block where stock can reach it easily, in the paddock, yard, stable or shelter. Keeping it up off the ground, in a lick holder, feeder or on a raised surface, keeps it cleaner and reduces waste from mud and rain. Position it near the water trough, since salt intake and water intake go together. Always make sure fresh, clean water is available at all times, this is essential when stock have access to salt.

Check the block periodically and replace it once it's been used down.

Key Features & Benefits

• Compressed Himalayan rock salt lick for livestock and horses

• Supplies essential sodium and chloride

• Free-choice feeding, animals regulate their own intake

• Dense compressed block, weather resistant and long lasting

• Contains trace minerals naturally present in Himalayan rock salt

• Helps reduce soil licking and chewing behaviours caused by salt deficiency

• Suits horses, cattle, sheep, goats and alpacas

• Simple to use, no mixing or measuring

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I use an animal salt lick block?
Place it where your animals can reach it easily and let them lick it free-choice. Keeping it raised off the ground in a holder or feeder keeps it cleaner and reduces waste. Always provide fresh water alongside it.

Why do animals need a salt lick?
Sodium and chloride are essential nutrients that animals can't store, so they need a continual supply. Pasture and hay are usually low in sodium, so a lick fills the gap. Without it, animals often start licking soil or chewing timber and fences.

What animals can use it?
Horses, cattle, sheep, goats, alpacas and other grazing livestock.

What are the benefits of a Himalayan salt block for animals?
It provides the sodium and chloride animals need for nerve function, hydration and digestion, supports proper water intake, and helps stop the soil-licking and chewing that come with salt deficiency. Himalayan rock salt also carries the trace minerals naturally present in the deposit.

How is it different from a white salt block?
Himalayan rock salt is mined rather than refined, and retains naturally occurring trace minerals. The compressed block is also dense and hard, so it holds up to weather and lasts longer than softer pressed white blocks.

Will my animals eat too much?
Animals generally self-regulate their salt intake and take what they need. Just make sure fresh, clean water is always available, which is important whenever stock have access to salt.

Where should I put it?
Somewhere accessible and ideally near the water trough, raised off the ground in a lick holder or feeder to keep it out of the mud and reduce waste.

How long does one block last?
It depends on how many animals have access, the season and how much salt they're getting elsewhere. Compressed Himalayan blocks are dense and weather resistant, so they generally last well.