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<blockquote data-quote="rocfarm" data-source="post: 1763998" data-attributes="member: 42715"><p>I asked down at the NRCS, and they said it doesn't really matter what tub you get. But I like a 30% protein tub that is cooked, as it limits intake and saves money by increasing their forage intake and allowing the bacteria in their rumen to better digest it. If your grass is green or your hay is 8% protein or higher, I'd feed other supplements til the pot bellies went away and then just see if I could get away with the tub, grass and a salt block. I don't feed minerals with the tub because I worked it out on paper and my cattle can get sufficient minerals and vitamins from decent forage and the ones they added to the tub. But I do it this way out of concern to keep things at least at a break even level on the feed finances. If you are wanting beautiful cows, everything else said here seems to make more sense (feeding grain and other higher-dollar supplements).</p><p></p><p>A 200 or 225 pound tub costs around 140$ here. The two hundred pound I got is all natural. The 225 has some urea in it. Again, the guy down at the USDA/NRCS office here says it doesn't matter. But if you are wanting closer to the organic side, you wouldn't want artificial urea in your tub. Just tell the local feed store you want to look at their 30% cooked tubs and I'm sure they'll probably have something.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rocfarm, post: 1763998, member: 42715"] I asked down at the NRCS, and they said it doesn’t really matter what tub you get. But I like a 30% protein tub that is cooked, as it limits intake and saves money by increasing their forage intake and allowing the bacteria in their rumen to better digest it. If your grass is green or your hay is 8% protein or higher, I’d feed other supplements til the pot bellies went away and then just see if I could get away with the tub, grass and a salt block. I don’t feed minerals with the tub because I worked it out on paper and my cattle can get sufficient minerals and vitamins from decent forage and the ones they added to the tub. But I do it this way out of concern to keep things at least at a break even level on the feed finances. If you are wanting beautiful cows, everything else said here seems to make more sense (feeding grain and other higher-dollar supplements). A 200 or 225 pound tub costs around 140$ here. The two hundred pound I got is all natural. The 225 has some urea in it. Again, the guy down at the USDA/NRCS office here says it doesn’t matter. But if you are wanting closer to the organic side, you wouldn’t want artificial urea in your tub. Just tell the local feed store you want to look at their 30% cooked tubs and I’m sure they’ll probably have something. [/QUOTE]
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