Seaweed Mineral Booster

Seaweeds are proving to be powerful tools for skin, hoof and coat health, digestive improvements, and more. Seaweed is on the increase as it is one of the most versatile and naturally occurring sources of vitamins and minerals for livestock. It is also a good source of amino acids, antioxidants and essential fatty acids making seaweed an essential element in both human and livestock diets as well as for use as a soil fertiliser and in the cosmetics industry. Feeding seaweed to cattle has been proven to increase overall health and growth rates but more recently preliminary research has indicated a small amount of the marine algae added to cattle feed can reduce methane emissions from cattle gut microbes by as much as 99%. How seaweeds differ from land plants Land plants draw only on the limited resources of the footprint of soil in which they are growing. In contrast, seaweeds collect nutrients through their fronds from the abundant resources in circulating seawater. The fronds of seaweeds are like plant leaves and the holdfasts are like the roots of terrestrial plants. While land plants use roots to absorb nutrients, sea plants use their fronds. This absorption method gives seaweeds a nutrient profile advantage because they are such powerful collectors of the minerals and phytonutrients in the areas where they grow. Ocean water is literally the lifeblood of the planet, containing all essential nutrients in similar ratios to those in the mammalian bloodstream. https://betterplants.ie/farming/