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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 11153"><p>Hello,</p><p></p><p>just thought I would Add my 2 Cents</p><p></p><p>I feed Liquid feed from several small tanks when needed. What I mean by that is that when I have a great deal of dry forrage, and don't want to mess with hay or supplements such as cubes or tubs, they will consume poor quality forage or Dry Hay when it is available or cheap and maintain protein requirements, Obviously good quality grass is better for a cow than supplements, but a herd can be maintained in a good Body Condition if proper levels of dry matter are available.</p><p></p><p>If you have young animals on pelleted suppliment, there is no need to make available other protein supplement, as the excess pprotein will be excreated in the urine, at a high cost to you. The best thing to do is test the hay for protein level, it is cheap, and will only take a little time to collect the samples. Forages such as Blue stem, are not highly palatable, and may require supplemantation to encourage consumption. When considering feeding a protein supplemant, don't look at producers who feed them to make themselves feel better, ie., a treat for the cattle, look at bigger producers and the condition the cattle are in, and what they are asking the cattle to do, for example, first calf heifers being bred back at 60 days in Winter Conditions, replacement females being developed, cows producing feeder calves, recipient females with ET calves at side getting ready for rebreeding.</p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:kemilimo@tca.net">kemilimo@tca.net</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 11153"] Hello, just thought I would Add my 2 Cents I feed Liquid feed from several small tanks when needed. What I mean by that is that when I have a great deal of dry forrage, and don't want to mess with hay or supplements such as cubes or tubs, they will consume poor quality forage or Dry Hay when it is available or cheap and maintain protein requirements, Obviously good quality grass is better for a cow than supplements, but a herd can be maintained in a good Body Condition if proper levels of dry matter are available. If you have young animals on pelleted suppliment, there is no need to make available other protein supplement, as the excess pprotein will be excreated in the urine, at a high cost to you. The best thing to do is test the hay for protein level, it is cheap, and will only take a little time to collect the samples. Forages such as Blue stem, are not highly palatable, and may require supplemantation to encourage consumption. When considering feeding a protein supplemant, don't look at producers who feed them to make themselves feel better, ie., a treat for the cattle, look at bigger producers and the condition the cattle are in, and what they are asking the cattle to do, for example, first calf heifers being bred back at 60 days in Winter Conditions, replacement females being developed, cows producing feeder calves, recipient females with ET calves at side getting ready for rebreeding. [email=kemilimo@tca.net]kemilimo@tca.net[/email] [/QUOTE]
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