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<blockquote data-quote="poorfarmer" data-source="post: 1469513" data-attributes="member: 21638"><p>I was wondering if anyone has ever had a similiar experience. So I was recently price checking at some of my local feed mills to see if I might be able to cut some of my input costs. I found a free choice mineral which seemed to have pretty similar ingredients as my current brand, but was about $4 a bag cheaper, so decided to give it a try. So I started putting out the new mineral to my cows and the next day it was gone. Alright, I think great, they like it and maybe they are catching up on some nutrient they were lacking, and just for reference the bag recommended 3-4 ounces per cow per day. In order for the herd to finish it off in one day each cow would have eaten about 14 ounces. Ok I put out another bag, the next day it is all gone again. This goes on for five straight days. So at this point I leave the feeder empty for a day and put a bag of my old mineral back out just to see the difference. That bag has lasted 4 days at this point. So here is my question do you think some mineral brands market their product cheaper but make it more palatable leading to more consumption and more sales?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="poorfarmer, post: 1469513, member: 21638"] I was wondering if anyone has ever had a similiar experience. So I was recently price checking at some of my local feed mills to see if I might be able to cut some of my input costs. I found a free choice mineral which seemed to have pretty similar ingredients as my current brand, but was about $4 a bag cheaper, so decided to give it a try. So I started putting out the new mineral to my cows and the next day it was gone. Alright, I think great, they like it and maybe they are catching up on some nutrient they were lacking, and just for reference the bag recommended 3-4 ounces per cow per day. In order for the herd to finish it off in one day each cow would have eaten about 14 ounces. Ok I put out another bag, the next day it is all gone again. This goes on for five straight days. So at this point I leave the feeder empty for a day and put a bag of my old mineral back out just to see the difference. That bag has lasted 4 days at this point. So here is my question do you think some mineral brands market their product cheaper but make it more palatable leading to more consumption and more sales? [/QUOTE]
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