sweetpro tubs

[hooknline]

Checked my label and no animal byproducts. Thanks for the heads up

[TexasBred]

Hey all, after reading this thread again, something i forgot to mention. The reason why we quit with sweet pro and went to feedrite.
One day we brought the tubs home. It was before the BSE broke out, and we were newbies on the farm. For some odd reason i thought read the label of ingredients. It was said to may contain animal by-products. That was the last time they were bought.

When the BSE hit, post recommendations to animal feed production was, any feed house making feed for other animals which contained animal by products could not make feed products for rumienating animals on the same line. I am not to sure, but I think that they can not make it even in the same building. A totally separate plant.

So when buying these tubs, check the ingredients.

Most likely the tub contains feather meal especially if it was a higher protein tub. Not the highest quality protein around but no reason to fear it either. For whatever it's worth not ALL animal protein is bad. Pork meal, blood meal from pork and some others are still used quite extensively in pet foods and also in some "higher quality" cattle feeds.

[James T]

Just got back from a dinner meeting where the sweetpro reps were a "speaker". They're trying to get their product established here. They claim lower hay consumption because of better efficiency. I saw where a few of you were using their tubs..what are you seeing? Is the consumption on par with the label at 1.5 lbs/day? Might be time for another comparison test between cube cost and tub cost. All the other tubs down here are molasses based poured tubs..nothing cooked. My 33% cubes are costing me .72/hd/day

Ethanol By-Products in SweetPro? Yes, that might seem scary just like when someone says "urea" when speaking of tubs. But, like urea, I suspect it would take a he!! of a lot to raise a concern. I won't be using tubs anymore because it's pretty much a waste but they could still work out for you if your trying to get over a temporary hump.

Here's a study that might be helpful:

http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/archive/streeter ... oducts.htm

[TexasBred]

Just got back from a dinner meeting where the sweetpro reps were a "speaker". They're trying to get their product established here. They claim lower hay consumption because of better efficiency. I saw where a few of you were using their tubs..what are you seeing? Is the consumption on par with the label at 1.5 lbs/day? Might be time for another comparison test between cube cost and tub cost. All the other tubs down here are molasses based poured tubs..nothing cooked. My 33% cubes are costing me .72/hd/day

Ethanol By-Products in SweetPro? Yes, that might seem scary just like when someone says "urea" when speaking of tubs. But, like urea, I suspect it would take a he!! of a lot to raise a concern. I won't be using tubs anymore because it's pretty much a waste but they could still work out for you if your trying to get over a temporary hump.

Here's a study that might be helpful:

http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/archive/streeter ... oducts.htm

Nothing wrong with DDG but never seen it in any tubs other than the ones VitaFerm has been making for years and they are unlike any other you'll find on the market. It's simply not all that feasible as the protein in the DDG is not high enough to use in manufacturing a high protein tub and still have room n the formulation for all the other ingredients.

[John SD]

Neighbor has been feeding SweetPro tubs this winter and has been satisfied with the performance and value for the money. His cows are wintering 30 miles from home and he goes to check them weekly. Don't know what the cost of the tubs are, but he figures it is a good trade-off with the fuel he saves. He did move the cows to the home place for calving. Owns his own pot and an old conventional so he can truck them at his cost. http://www.sweetpro.com