Tracesure® Advanced Cattle Boluses
Keep your cattle healthy and productive with Tracesure® Advanced boluses, delivering essential trace elements safely and reliably for up to six months.
Tracesure® Advanced Cattle boluses feature a diffusion-based dual release mechanism for a reliably controlled release, and a unique manufacturing process to enable high levels of essential trace elements in one single bolus.
Suitable For:
Beef and dairy cattle weighing 200kg - 500kg
When to use Tracesure® Advanced Cattle Boluses
Pre-breeding | Pre-calving | Turnout | Winter housing
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Aids forage digestion
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Supports a robust immune system
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Helps to maintain good fertility and foetal development
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Promotes daily liveweight gain
(with copper)
Suitable for year-round use. Ideally applied before breeding and calving, or at turnout and housing. Also suitable for mid-season grazing.
Signs of a Trace Element Deficiency
Not all trace element deficiencies are obvious, but all deficiencies can have a major impact on animal health, livestock performance and farm profitability.
Look out for the trace element deficiency in cattle symptoms:
Clinical Signs
- Poor Condition
- Anaemia
- Infertility
- Abortion
- Poor Immunity
- Retained Cleansings
- Diarrhoea
- Bone Fractures
- White Muscle Disease
- Lameness
Subclinical Signs
- Poor Growth Rates
- Poor Milk Yields
- Poor Coats
- Poor Conception Rates
- Lethargy
- Calf Weakness
What’s Inside?
Cobalt is converted by rumen bacteria into vitamin B12, essential for energy metabolism, and therefore optimum growth. A constant supply of cobalt is needed.
lodine is an essential component of the thyroid hormones, responsible for regulating metabolism and body processes.
Selenium is essential for normal cell function and maintaining immunity levels. Selenium helps to neutralise harmful free radicals and protect cells from oxidative stress. Selenium is also important in supporting good fertility.
Copper (optional) is required for critical enzymes involved in energy metabolism, hormone production and red blood cell metabolism. A deficiency can be due to low dietary levels, or presence of antagonists in soil, water, or feed.
Also contains levels of manganese and zinc to support immunity, reproductive health, growth, and metabolism.
Download technical specificationApplication Guidelines
Suitable for cattle weighing
200kg – 500kg
- For cattle weighing over 500kg, use Tracesure® Advanced Cattle XL.
- Do not give to pre-ruminant animals.
- Only use if a trace element deficiency is known to be a risk.
- The bolus should only be given at intervals exceeding six months, unless otherwise authorised by a veterinary surgeon.
Frequently Asked Questions
Tracesure® Advanced delivers a consistent supply of essential trace elements to animals for up to six months (180 days). What sets it apart is the steady and reliable release of these elements throughout the entire period. Scientific research has confirmed that the weight loss, and therefore trace element release, occurs at the consistent and gradual rate.
Tracesure® Advanced is designed for year-round use, with particular benefit during key stages such as pre-calving, pre-breeding, and turnout. The bolus should not be administered more frequently than every six months, unless otherwise directed by a veterinary surgeon.
Copper supplementation in cattle needs to be carefully managed. Too little can cause deficiency problems, but too much can lead to toxicity. Tracesure® Advanced supplies a controlled release copper oxide gradually over six months. Always confirm copper deficiency with testing before supplementation.
The boluses can be easily placed in the animal’s rumen, and they remain active for a full six-month period.
Ben Ridgeway, Cork
Looking to Improve Your Dry Cow Period?
Having a consistent supply of essential trace elements during the dry cow period is critical for immune function, energy metabolism, and colostrum production. A deficiency can lead to decreased milk production, metabolic diseases, reduced fertility, and compromised calf thrift.
Even high-quality forage often fails to supply adequate trace elements during this period, and as calving approaches a cow’s appetite typically declines or fluctuates.
Tracesure® Advanced is designed to provide a controlled and consistent supply of trace elements, ensuring cows are adequately prepared for transition and calving.
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