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<blockquote data-quote="TexasBred" data-source="post: 642695" data-attributes="member: 6897"><p>Once a week?? How much do you estimate one cow will eat that day of "mineral humger" relative to what the recommended daily mineral intake is disclosed on the bag? Many recommend 4 oz. per head per day. Will they then eat 28 oz. feeding it one day per week??? They're slug feeding mineral. Are you really meeting their needs or just wasting mineral one day a week. I have to totally disagree with this method. It may save you money but you could save even more by skipping the one day a week as well. The same for salt. Cattle need a certain amount of sodium in their diet at all times or you risk breeding problems. Might work for you but I wouldn't recommend it to others. I will agree with you on the use of 2:1 mineral most times. 99% of feed are formulated at this ratio and then we tend to use 1:1 in mineral.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TexasBred, post: 642695, member: 6897"] Once a week?? How much do you estimate one cow will eat that day of "mineral humger" relative to what the recommended daily mineral intake is disclosed on the bag? Many recommend 4 oz. per head per day. Will they then eat 28 oz. feeding it one day per week??? They're slug feeding mineral. Are you really meeting their needs or just wasting mineral one day a week. I have to totally disagree with this method. It may save you money but you could save even more by skipping the one day a week as well. The same for salt. Cattle need a certain amount of sodium in their diet at all times or you risk breeding problems. Might work for you but I wouldn't recommend it to others. I will agree with you on the use of 2:1 mineral most times. 99% of feed are formulated at this ratio and then we tend to use 1:1 in mineral. [/QUOTE]
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