norriscathy wrote
Tubs are the MOST expensive way to go! You're probably paying close to $600 per ton for something you can buy in a sack for $200. They are easy and that's the only thing they've got going for them. The dealers will say they'll eat less; OK pour a little syrup on a concrete block, a whole lot cheaper than tubs. The whole idea is to get protein and minerals into the cow, not see how little they will eat. Try a good 3 and 1 range meal; 1/3 the cost, almost as easy and the cow is actually getting a little feed.
norriscathty - are you recommending free choice of the meal appraoch, or once, or twice a day. I thought the meal appraoch was mainly just a supplement thing and did not stimulate appetite. I really would like to understand this
licktub, vs syrup, vs, meal thing better. I thought the licktub and syrups were meant to stimulate appetite throughout the day as the cattle used them free choice.AND had some supplement value to them also. Its still not clear to me what component (or component combination) in the tubs stimulaltes appetite.