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NATURAL SODIUM SESQUICARBONATE SQ-810™ Natural Sodium Sesquicarbonate is a mineral that is fed to dairy and beef cattle as a rumen buffer. It is also fed to poultry as a source of sodium without chlorides. Empirical Formula Na2CO3 • NaHCO3 • 2H2O Product Specifications Sodium sesquicarbonate is listed as a mineral feed ingredient by the Association of American Feed Control Officials (57.138 AAFCO, IFN 6-17-895). Sodium sesquicarbonate is the mixed sodium salt of carbonic acid. It generally provides not less than 90 percent of the hydrated double salt with a minimum 42 percent sodium carbonate, 33 percent minimum sodium bicarbonate and a maximum 10 percent insolubles. Sodium sesquicarbonate contains not less than 28.3 percent sodium. H2O of Hydration (Molecular Water) H2O Insolubles (Primarily Calcium and Magnesium Carbonate) Total Digestible Nutrients Bulk Density 62 to 66 lbs./cu.ft. Packaging SQ-810 rumen buffer is available in 50-pound bags and bulk for truck and rail. Storage Store in a dry place. SQ-810™ Natural Sodium Sesquicarbonate Arm & Hammer Animal Nutrition 500 Charles Ewing Boulevard Ewing, NJ 08628 (800) 526-3563 AHanimalnutrit

SQ-810™ Natural Sodium Sesquicarbonate Feeding Recommendations Dairy: For best results, SQ-810™ natural sodium sesquicarbonate should be added to a balanced lactating cow diet at the following minimums: Based on milk production, feed 0.8 ounces per 10 pounds of milk produced (i.e., 8 ounces per cow per day for a cow producing 100 pounds of milk). These levels can be achieved by adding 30 pounds per ton in the non-forage (grain) portion of the diet or by adding 15 pounds per ton of total mixed ration (TMR). Under most feeding conditions, additional SQ-810 natural sodium sesquicarbonate may...