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<blockquote data-quote="WarEagle73" data-source="post: 963148" data-attributes="member: 19171"><p>My understanding is that Rumensin and Bovatec don't exactly give you the same results. Both will give you an improved effeciency of about 10%, but cattle fed Rumensin won't out gain cattle not fed any Ionophore they will just eat 10% less feed to gain the same amount. Cattle fed Bovatec will eat the same amount of feed as cattle not fed an Ionophore, but they will gain about 10% more on the same ration. </p><p></p><p>So, depending on what you are wanting to do with your cattle might affect your decision on which to feed more than the price. If you are feeding stocker calves and want to maximize weight gains on feedstuffs that you already have, then Bovatec might be what you want to use. If you have a mature cow herd in good shape and you want to maintain them through the winter and buy less feed, then Rumensin might be a better option.</p><p></p><p>Again, this is just what I have read and learned in class. I have fed a little Bovatec to my weaned calves at home, but it is hard to see much effect on 10 head and I haven't even found Rumensin at our local feed stores, so I can't compare them other than what I have been told.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WarEagle73, post: 963148, member: 19171"] My understanding is that Rumensin and Bovatec don't exactly give you the same results. Both will give you an improved effeciency of about 10%, but cattle fed Rumensin won't out gain cattle not fed any Ionophore they will just eat 10% less feed to gain the same amount. Cattle fed Bovatec will eat the same amount of feed as cattle not fed an Ionophore, but they will gain about 10% more on the same ration. So, depending on what you are wanting to do with your cattle might affect your decision on which to feed more than the price. If you are feeding stocker calves and want to maximize weight gains on feedstuffs that you already have, then Bovatec might be what you want to use. If you have a mature cow herd in good shape and you want to maintain them through the winter and buy less feed, then Rumensin might be a better option. Again, this is just what I have read and learned in class. I have fed a little Bovatec to my weaned calves at home, but it is hard to see much effect on 10 head and I haven't even found Rumensin at our local feed stores, so I can't compare them other than what I have been told. [/QUOTE]
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