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<blockquote data-quote="Blackhawk" data-source="post: 182026" data-attributes="member: 3437"><p>Hi everyone: I thought I would jump in on this discussion and offer my 2 cents worth. I think I tryed about everything over the years when I first started feeding I mixed each individual vitamin and trace mineral to make my own supplement, I switched to loose minerals, than to pelleted supplements, tubs work the best for me. There are several good brands of tubs always check the micro nutrients and vitamins, poor quality brands leave out the expensive important stuff. Once you find something you trust stick with it. I've been using Crystalx tubs for at least 10 years and here is why. </p><p></p><p>We use tubs to save on daily labor and it allows each animal to eat according to their own requirements which changes daily depending on what kind of forage and feed they happened to consume that day. Tubs also are weather proof the ingredients don't blow away as with loose minerals, and tubs can be rained on without it affecting the availability of the vitamins and minerals for the animals. A cheap source of info is your research extention office.</p><p></p><p>Here's the regime I follow although you have to be a little flexible because everything is in constant change around you and you have to adapt. My cows always have several tubs in the pasture available to them year around. In the spring I start out with Crystalyx Hi Magnesium tubs for about a month or so before the first green grass this helps prevent toxicity problems with grass tetnany from cows eating green grass to quickly, I think that it is a 12% protien tub but I really don't care because protien isn't what I am trying to extract for them what I want is the high Magnesium and the balance of minerals. Than as the pastures turn completely green I introduce a Crystalyx mineralyx tub, again I don't care about the protien, at this time it's all about minerals because the protien is coming from the grass. Than toward fall as the grass starts to dry up and turn brown I put out Crystalyx BGF-30 tubs which is a 30% protien tub they need the increased protien. they stay on this all through winter until the cycle starts all over again in the spring with the high Mag tubs. I have to admitt that I do also put out Iodised salt blocks, Cobalt Blocks, Sulfur Blocks, and trace mineral blocks so they can choose a specific ingredient that may be lacking in their diet. I have to say I have cows that breed back quickly so my calving isn't dragged out for 2 months, calves are healthy, cows clean out good I never have retained afterbirth. Very little leg problems no pink eye problems, easy weaning, basicly happy cows. </p><p></p><p>I hope someone will benefit from this rather long reply.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blackhawk, post: 182026, member: 3437"] Hi everyone: I thought I would jump in on this discussion and offer my 2 cents worth. I think I tryed about everything over the years when I first started feeding I mixed each individual vitamin and trace mineral to make my own supplement, I switched to loose minerals, than to pelleted supplements, tubs work the best for me. There are several good brands of tubs always check the micro nutrients and vitamins, poor quality brands leave out the expensive important stuff. Once you find something you trust stick with it. I've been using Crystalx tubs for at least 10 years and here is why. We use tubs to save on daily labor and it allows each animal to eat according to their own requirements which changes daily depending on what kind of forage and feed they happened to consume that day. Tubs also are weather proof the ingredients don't blow away as with loose minerals, and tubs can be rained on without it affecting the availability of the vitamins and minerals for the animals. A cheap source of info is your research extention office. Here's the regime I follow although you have to be a little flexible because everything is in constant change around you and you have to adapt. My cows always have several tubs in the pasture available to them year around. In the spring I start out with Crystalyx Hi Magnesium tubs for about a month or so before the first green grass this helps prevent toxicity problems with grass tetnany from cows eating green grass to quickly, I think that it is a 12% protien tub but I really don't care because protien isn't what I am trying to extract for them what I want is the high Magnesium and the balance of minerals. Than as the pastures turn completely green I introduce a Crystalyx mineralyx tub, again I don't care about the protien, at this time it's all about minerals because the protien is coming from the grass. Than toward fall as the grass starts to dry up and turn brown I put out Crystalyx BGF-30 tubs which is a 30% protien tub they need the increased protien. they stay on this all through winter until the cycle starts all over again in the spring with the high Mag tubs. I have to admitt that I do also put out Iodised salt blocks, Cobalt Blocks, Sulfur Blocks, and trace mineral blocks so they can choose a specific ingredient that may be lacking in their diet. I have to say I have cows that breed back quickly so my calving isn't dragged out for 2 months, calves are healthy, cows clean out good I never have retained afterbirth. Very little leg problems no pink eye problems, easy weaning, basicly happy cows. I hope someone will benefit from this rather long reply. [/QUOTE]
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