Quality and livestock safety
Safe to lick. Rich in minerals.
Standard pressed blocks fracture into sharp crystals that can injure livestock. Our natural rock wears down smoothly, and carries the full mineral profile of the seam.
Better for Australian livestock
No sharp edges. No cut tongues.
Sharp edges on pressed blocks and inferior rock can cut the tongues and mouths of stock during feeding, leading to infection and reduced appetite.
Pressed block
Salt dust compressed with binders fractures along the press lines. The points it leaves can cut tongues and mouths, and a cut animal stops licking.
Kalabagh natural rock
Mined from highly dense veins, the rock wears down evenly under the tongue instead of fracturing, so it stays safe to lick all the way down.
Because we excavate from highly dense veins, our natural licking rocks wear down smoothly over time. That structural integrity means safe, pain-free mineral consumption for your cattle, sheep and horses.
Side by side
Pressed block or natural rock.
| Measure | Pressed block | Kalabagh natural rock |
|---|---|---|
| How it is made | Salt dust compressed with a binder | Mined whole from a dense seam |
| How the surface fails | Fractures along press lines into sharp crystals | Wears down smoothly, stays rounded |
| Risk to stock | Cuts to tongue and mouth, infection, reduced appetite | No sharp edges presented as it wears |
| Mineral content | Depends on the blend and the binder | Whatever the seam holds, unaltered |
Ancient and pristine
84 trace minerals.
Formed millions of years ago under extreme tectonic pressure and protected from modern pollutants. Trace iron is what gives the salt its signature pink; magnesium, potassium and calcium make up much of the rest of the profile.
Health and wellness
Valued the world over.
Unrefined and additive-free, with its natural mineral profile and crystal structure intact, and valued in kitchens, spas and wellness products worldwide.
Culinary
Unrefined and additive-free, with the natural crystal structure and colour intact.
Wellness
Widely used worldwide in bath, spa and wellness products, in raw rock and graded form.
Livestock nutrition
Sodium and chloride are essential nutrients for cattle, horses and sheep, and a free-choice lick is the simplest way to supply them.
Give your stock a safer lick.
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