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<blockquote data-quote="TexasBred" data-source="post: 1167909" data-attributes="member: 6897"><p>Greg a well formulated will have just the right amount of salt. Other ingredients are also included in the same mix to encourage consumption. Not to the point of excess but at least to guarantee as well as possible that all will consume some....some will consume more. Over the years I've noticed some individual cows will always go to the mineral feeder consistently...others will almost never go to it. Maybe they don't need it, maybe they just don't like it. It is a fine balancing act and will never be perfect for all cows. Id' rather them over consume a bit than not eat any. So many of the macro and micro minerals in the mix simply pass though the cow anyway with the cow actually utilizing only a small portion.</p><p></p><p>John when formulating anything there is always "leftover space" in the formulating that has to be filled with something. This will show up on the list of ingredients as processed grain by-products, plant protein products or something along this line. These have cost as well, often more than the salt. Some of the ingredients have extremely high cost but ahve an inclusion rate literally weighed in "grams".(Vitamins which are extremely expensive) Others such as di-cal or mono-cal may have an inclusion rate of 700 lbs. or more. Some of the by-products included might cost $200 a ton, however, some companies might use something like ground peanut or rice hulls which are "true" filler and very low in price.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TexasBred, post: 1167909, member: 6897"] Greg a well formulated will have just the right amount of salt. Other ingredients are also included in the same mix to encourage consumption. Not to the point of excess but at least to guarantee as well as possible that all will consume some....some will consume more. Over the years I've noticed some individual cows will always go to the mineral feeder consistently...others will almost never go to it. Maybe they don't need it, maybe they just don't like it. It is a fine balancing act and will never be perfect for all cows. Id' rather them over consume a bit than not eat any. So many of the macro and micro minerals in the mix simply pass though the cow anyway with the cow actually utilizing only a small portion. John when formulating anything there is always "leftover space" in the formulating that has to be filled with something. This will show up on the list of ingredients as processed grain by-products, plant protein products or something along this line. These have cost as well, often more than the salt. Some of the ingredients have extremely high cost but ahve an inclusion rate literally weighed in "grams".(Vitamins which are extremely expensive) Others such as di-cal or mono-cal may have an inclusion rate of 700 lbs. or more. Some of the by-products included might cost $200 a ton, however, some companies might use something like ground peanut or rice hulls which are "true" filler and very low in price. [/QUOTE]
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