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<blockquote data-quote="Dixieangus" data-source="post: 832795" data-attributes="member: 9188"><p>So a few questions. One- if mixed with feed what is the maximum amount of salt a 250lb calf can eat, then as it ages like 350lb,450lb ect. Two- like when it says 14% protein pellets does that mean for every pound of feed there is .0028lbs of protein per pound? See what i am wanting to do is feed my calves cottonseed meal with salt (cotton seed meal is 40% protein). So see if i have figured this correctly..</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I was feeding 50 pounds of 14% protein feed to 7 calves wich boils down to about 7 pounds per day /head..... so .0028% protein in a pound times 7 is .0196 pounds of protein per day/head...... 40% feed is .008 pound of protein per pound so .0196 divided by .008 equals 2.45.... so i would need 2.45 pounds of 40% to equal 7 pounds of 14%......just wanted to see if this would be correct.</p><p></p><p></p><p>And btw the calves are grazing rye and local grass about how many pounds of 14% should i feed per day to get them to gain a good bit of weight....or is 7 adequate? </p><p></p><p>Thanks in advance</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dixieangus, post: 832795, member: 9188"] So a few questions. One- if mixed with feed what is the maximum amount of salt a 250lb calf can eat, then as it ages like 350lb,450lb ect. Two- like when it says 14% protein pellets does that mean for every pound of feed there is .0028lbs of protein per pound? See what i am wanting to do is feed my calves cottonseed meal with salt (cotton seed meal is 40% protein). So see if i have figured this correctly.. I was feeding 50 pounds of 14% protein feed to 7 calves wich boils down to about 7 pounds per day /head..... so .0028% protein in a pound times 7 is .0196 pounds of protein per day/head...... 40% feed is .008 pound of protein per pound so .0196 divided by .008 equals 2.45.... so i would need 2.45 pounds of 40% to equal 7 pounds of 14%......just wanted to see if this would be correct. And btw the calves are grazing rye and local grass about how many pounds of 14% should i feed per day to get them to gain a good bit of weight....or is 7 adequate? Thanks in advance [/QUOTE]
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