SDF: Cache La Poudre Minerals

All Cache La Poudre supplements have calcium, phosphorus, vitamins A, D3, E, Zinpro 100^® with methionine, and selenium. See the analysis table.

Calcium and Phosphorus: A 2:1 calcium I phosphorus ratio is optimum for strong, correct bone formation, gestation, lactation, and growth.when llamas or alpacas are on spring or irrigated pastures, or if alfalfa (pasture or hay) exceeds 1/3 of total diet, or the grass hay is low in phosphorus, higher levels of phosphorus are needed. A carefully controlled mixture of Di-Calcium Phosphate and Limestone are used to provide the basic amount of calcium and phosphorus.

Zinpro 100®: A chelated mineral that contains zinc and methionine, an essential amino acid. Chelates promote maximum absorption by the body. Zinc is an important nutrient for immune function and is necessary for healthy skin and fiber.
Zinpro has a Web site (www.zinpro.com) that gives a lot on information on zinc.

Vitamin E: Essential in maintaining and improving health and vitality It interacts with and improves the utilization and absorption of selenium. Together they work as a highly effective antioxidant which induces the effects of disease and stress, and enhances immune cell formation.
Access to Vitamin E in foods is limited. It is only available in significant amounts in new growth and deteriorates quickly in harvested forage.
Are all Vitamin E supplements the same? NO!!! Not all Vitamin E supplements store well; some forms are not readily available to the animal when ingested. Cache La Poudre Minerals uses d1-alpha tocopheryl acetate, a form of Vitamin E which has a long storage life and is available when ingested.

Vitamin D3: Essential for normal bone growth, tooth structure, and adequate absoqtion of calcium and phosphorus.

Vitamin A: Associated with reproduction; needed for bone growth, fiber growth, good eyesight; extremely important for skin and fiber health; enhances absorption of selenium.

Selenium: Many areas of the United States are low in selenium. A deficiency can cause white muscle disease and compromise immune function. Selenium is necessary for the absorption and utilization of Vitamin E. In addition, some reproductive performance problems may be attributed to vitamin E /selenium deficiencies.

Magnesium: Important for neuro-muscular function, enzyme function, and bone structure.

Manganese and Copper: Manganese is an important micro-nutrient for enzyme function and bone and tendon structure. Copper is also important for enzyme function, immunity, anemia prevention, and fiber health. A portion of these micronutrients are Proteinated to promote maximum absorption. Proteinated minerals are a form of chelates.

So what's in a name? Where did this name: Cache La Poudre come from?

Back in 1994 Mike and Dale Pettigrew started this business. They lived north of Fort Collins, Colorado. A major river runs through Fort Collins from the mountains to the west that's called Cache la Poudre River. A great deal of businesses, parks, streets in and around Fort Collins reflect the history of the river in their names.

The story of Fort Collins began in the early winter of 1836, when a party of French trappers, proceeding northward along the Rocky Mountain front range foothills and found it necessary to lighten their load before pushing through a very heavy snowstorm.

Planning to reclaim this part of the cargo later, they buried the excess supplies, principally gun powder. As the French words for "hide" and "powder" are "cache" and "poudre," named for this spot, and later the nearby river and fertile valley, received the name "Cache la Poudre." Antoine Janis, a young lad of twelve in the trapping party, returned eight years later to establish his frontier home near the present town of LaPorte.

Cache la Poudre is pronounced as: " cash la pooder"

The river could easily be crossed at LaPorte and, by 1862, it had become an important station on the Overland Trail Stage route as well as a strategic trading post. An army camp was established and, in 1864, the campsite was named Camp Collins after Lieutenant Colonel William O. Collins of Fort Laramie. After a spring flood, they re-established their camp on higher ground and renamed it Fort Collins. The military fort was abandoned in March 1867, but the community remained and prospered. Fort Collins became the county seat of Larimer County and was incorporated a mere 6 year later, in 1873.

When the business changed hands the name was kept even though it's now located some 60 miles south of The Cache la Poudre River and Fort Collins.