Recent content by bmoore87

Old hog shed I turned into a commodity shed. I feed in mixer wagon with corn silage, urea, stalks and hay

Processing Corn Even though corn can be fed whole with satisfactory results, cracking or rolling prior to feeding will increase digestibility by 5 to 10 percent. In most instances, grinding or rolling corn will not markedly improve average daily gain, but proper processing will improve feed...

I doubt most feedyards and dairies in the country are grinding there corn if there is not benefit. Steve we are $185 at plant So a semi delivered is a little over 2 hundred. Corn is $230-240 a ton before delivery. So Ddgs work right now for me

I use a grain mix running 18% protein. Have even run it through self feeders using cshp as buffer when starting them. I try to limit hay to start with by hand feeding it everyday. When they are that small they need energy and protein. At that small of weight I don’t worry about cost since...

unchewed shell corn is not digested well if at all. screen the corn out of the manure and send into a lab for testing. tests Same as stuff in the bin. dont know what ddg price is in your area but in ours for beef cows it is a good buy with both energy and protein and cheaper than corn This year.

Sorry missread what you were saying.

Yes, agree with TB you should be fine. Bovatec is safe for calves and much harder to overdose on.

Rumensin: Mature reproducing beef cows For improved feed efficiency when receiving supplemental feed: Feed continuously at a rate of 50 to 200 mg/hd/d 200mg is labeled rate and gets you the highest feed efficiency. you feed less than that it goes down per elanco rep. Yes people do...

Believe its zinpro that makes a "dd" add pack for mineral which is mainly a certain form of zinc. Not a magic bullet but makes the hoof harder so less feet issues.

Try feeding it at 1600 gms per ton which equals 200 mg per head per day at 4 oz feed rate. Gives better cocci control and higher feed efficiency. Monensin is not labeled for free choice while bovatec is.

I agree it is the direction that things are moving in the future with information being an important part of farming. That being said for the cost to a small guy with a few hundred head on feed that is a pretty high cost averaged out over their cattle. Larger feeders it is not a large cost in...

Cornstalks, corn silage, ryelage, and sorghum silage all get used around here to replace hay. Your rations depend on dry matter of ingredients but a common one around here is 30 lbs corn silage, 10 hay/corn stalks and some gluten or protein based on quality of hay and cornstalks.

Nothing is on myco... I should have said labeled for. Dont think you can do much but keep medication in there system for around 20 days that they say it lasts. More supportive treatment than actually treating the myco.

Both withdrawl and efficacy are 21 days i believe. Heres a chart that i use when treating...

Its ok not my go to drug of choice. Does last 21 days but is not effective on mycoplasma last I had heard. While is a macrolid like micotil havent hear of it being as toxic to humans.