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<blockquote data-quote="TexasBred" data-source="post: 832921" data-attributes="member: 6897"><p>I wouldn't recommend anyone feed straight cottonseed meal to any animal. CSM is a protein source used to supplemnt other ingredients like corn, soyhulls, etc. etc. etc. and simply will not give you the gain you're looking for when fed alone because you have to limit the intake so much. As for salt intake, feed salt separately...just put some in a trough and let your calves eat what they want. If you're thinking about using salt as an intake limiter for a "range meal" you'll not get much gain either. Like trying to eat popcorn that is too salty. No matter how badly you want it you simply can't eat bush so much. As for salt being harmful, it can be but normally requires an intake well above 1 lb. per day to cause any concern and calves the size of yours will never eat that much. To calculate pounds of protein simply multiply the lbs. of the product fed by the crude protein value, ie; 14% pellet fed at 7 lbs. per day will yield .98 lbs. of crude protein. Keep in mind that perhaps that 14% feed is only 70% digestible, thus you have less than .70 lbs. of digestible protein.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TexasBred, post: 832921, member: 6897"] I wouldn't recommend anyone feed straight cottonseed meal to any animal. CSM is a protein source used to supplemnt other ingredients like corn, soyhulls, etc. etc. etc. and simply will not give you the gain you're looking for when fed alone because you have to limit the intake so much. As for salt intake, feed salt separately...just put some in a trough and let your calves eat what they want. If you're thinking about using salt as an intake limiter for a "range meal" you'll not get much gain either. Like trying to eat popcorn that is too salty. No matter how badly you want it you simply can't eat bush so much. As for salt being harmful, it can be but normally requires an intake well above 1 lb. per day to cause any concern and calves the size of yours will never eat that much. To calculate pounds of protein simply multiply the lbs. of the product fed by the crude protein value, ie; 14% pellet fed at 7 lbs. per day will yield .98 lbs. of crude protein. Keep in mind that perhaps that 14% feed is only 70% digestible, thus you have less than .70 lbs. of digestible protein. [/QUOTE]
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