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<blockquote data-quote="Nesikep" data-source="post: 1741755" data-attributes="member: 9096"><p>I know it's not the same for everyone, but around here the dollar saved is easier than the dollar extra at sale time.</p><p>If I was to take some people's advice I'd lose my shirt 10x over, but there's a balance there too</p><p>Just taking feed supplements, Salt, mineral, Lick tubs, grain, cubes just on my small herd would be staggering if I followed all the recommendations. The cows get the appropriate mineral at the appropriate time of year when they need it, high selenium/copper before calving, high phosphorus after calving and through breeding (we're really low in P), but they get cobalt/iodized salt for a good part of the year too.. Lick tubs are for my replacement heifers, or perhaps a cow that's been sick or in poor shape, rest of the herd doesn't get any.. They all get pretty good hay, but no grain</p><p></p><p>At $140/tub, $40/bag for mineral, $10/bag for salt...</p><p>Doing some quick math, at just 2oz/day mineral is a bag every 2 weeks = 1000/yr or about $50/calf, on a 500lb calf that's $.10/lb.. and some mineral is 4oz per day "recommended" intake</p><p></p><p>Going too far the other way is bad too if your cows are open and you have health problems</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nesikep, post: 1741755, member: 9096"] I know it's not the same for everyone, but around here the dollar saved is easier than the dollar extra at sale time. If I was to take some people's advice I'd lose my shirt 10x over, but there's a balance there too Just taking feed supplements, Salt, mineral, Lick tubs, grain, cubes just on my small herd would be staggering if I followed all the recommendations. The cows get the appropriate mineral at the appropriate time of year when they need it, high selenium/copper before calving, high phosphorus after calving and through breeding (we're really low in P), but they get cobalt/iodized salt for a good part of the year too.. Lick tubs are for my replacement heifers, or perhaps a cow that's been sick or in poor shape, rest of the herd doesn't get any.. They all get pretty good hay, but no grain At $140/tub, $40/bag for mineral, $10/bag for salt... Doing some quick math, at just 2oz/day mineral is a bag every 2 weeks = 1000/yr or about $50/calf, on a 500lb calf that's $.10/lb.. and some mineral is 4oz per day "recommended" intake Going too far the other way is bad too if your cows are open and you have health problems [/QUOTE]
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