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<blockquote data-quote="Texan" data-source="post: 251934" data-attributes="member: 416"><p>Doug, I'm using a 3/1 csm/salt now because it's just a few cents higher than the 2/1 and it's 30% protein. I've never had any problems with it, but I only use it when I have enough dry roughage to provide energy, either dormant grass or hay. I've never seen any studies, but I've always felt that the added water intake probably helps them digest the rougher forage better. </p><p></p><p>Consumption on mine is probably close to the two pounds that you're talking about, but part of the reason that mine is a little low is because I'm having to mix a mineral with it. That's one of the drawbacks of making them consume that much salt, it cuts down on mineral consumption, so I just blend in the proper amount of minerals. </p><p></p><p>I really like to fill them up with hay or something before putting it out the first time so that they're not really hungry when they first have access to it. Once you start using it, if you keep it in front of them all the time, the gorging is no longer a problem, in my experience.</p><p></p><p>I know there's a lot of people on these boards that claim it's too much salt and that can't understand making a cow consume that much salt. We've had those arguments here before. But meal and salt is a time-tested method of self feeding protein supplement to cows in the south. Thirty or 40 years that I personally know of. CausticB and MikeC have probably been using it much, much longer than that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Texan, post: 251934, member: 416"] Doug, I'm using a 3/1 csm/salt now because it's just a few cents higher than the 2/1 and it's 30% protein. I've never had any problems with it, but I only use it when I have enough dry roughage to provide energy, either dormant grass or hay. I've never seen any studies, but I've always felt that the added water intake probably helps them digest the rougher forage better. Consumption on mine is probably close to the two pounds that you're talking about, but part of the reason that mine is a little low is because I'm having to mix a mineral with it. That's one of the drawbacks of making them consume that much salt, it cuts down on mineral consumption, so I just blend in the proper amount of minerals. I really like to fill them up with hay or something before putting it out the first time so that they're not really hungry when they first have access to it. Once you start using it, if you keep it in front of them all the time, the gorging is no longer a problem, in my experience. I know there's a lot of people on these boards that claim it's too much salt and that can't understand making a cow consume that much salt. We've had those arguments here before. But meal and salt is a time-tested method of self feeding protein supplement to cows in the south. Thirty or 40 years that I personally know of. CausticB and MikeC have probably been using it much, much longer than that. [/QUOTE]
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