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<blockquote data-quote="Chuckie" data-source="post: 1830964" data-attributes="member: 637"><p>Now to discuss the mineral.... He gave me an empty bag of VitaFerm Concept Aid 5/5. I told him I wanted to feed my breeding stock and the best mineral he carried. I was mostly upset by the fact it being Distillers grain base. My cows think Distillers grain is candy. But my cows also take my other mineral down at a decent rate too. I like the smell of my other mineral and it has a slight lemon taste, but has salt. I wish I could make my own mineral, but you have to pick and choose to what conditions are in your area and then balance it out with feed additives as well. </p><p></p><p>We are a little low in Selenium in the area, and I have split my Angus herd up with my two Grandsons, as my husband passed away in 2022, and I help them, as they are each on part of the farms. Now I play with some cows that I always loved, and it is the Piedmontese. I think it was Slick that I used to drive crazy with his cattle. I need to see if he is still on here. But they need a higher selenium level because of the lack of the myostatin gene. It helps with birthing issues, but they are born small, but sometimes these cows will carry a calf longer in gestation and when they do, it can make the calf grow larger. So as of right now, I have two bred cows that I am not sure of the due date. (not good) They will calve in May. Then there is a 7 month old heifer. Tuesday I go pick up two more calves that are 3/4 Piedmontese 1/4 Jersey, that is where I want to hold this breed. Jersey meat is a sweet meat, and the milking ability of the cow. Then the Jersey will reduce the size of the calf as well. Once I get some calves on the ground and get a herd established, I will hopefully with the help of my Grandsons sell to the public. And we are going to sell them the same price as Angus beef. I told them if they can get people in this area to buy freezer beef from them, then be fair because no one can afford to feed their family those crazy high prices, after all, they are just cattle. It is beef. They are expensive in the beginning, but once we get the herd going, the cost will be more and profit a little less at the front, but overcome it in the long run. I can't go buy a whole herd, but they can work into it after I am gone. And too, after losing Kevin, it gives me something new to look forward to. I had sort of sat down for a short while until I was able to obtain these cows. </p><p></p><p>And I research things to death. As I stated before, the Dairy Industry goes all out in researching how to feed their cattle. What products gets the best results for the cattle. Although the product is milk, the cattle use the same nutrients. I know a milk cow and her calcium when she calves is very closely guarded. But still, I can read what they search out. These two articles I think have a lot of merit even though it is directed at the Dairy Industry. We can learn from it as beef producers. </p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://dairy-cattle.extension.org/use-of-rumensin-in-dairy-diets/?fbclid=IwAR3NiaHds9K4xEljsVaXjfBJW00ej1CAaBMl4bNVTBO4gyW5sZgjbSPmncE[/URL]</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-20-issue-1/update-magnesium-nutrition-dairy-cows?fbclid=IwAR18Wq2DCxDXqGSkAk80NAwN1WzYi2vt6mES1jX9ywL4Fu5nF7JaaI0zAs4[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chuckie, post: 1830964, member: 637"] Now to discuss the mineral.... He gave me an empty bag of VitaFerm Concept Aid 5/5. I told him I wanted to feed my breeding stock and the best mineral he carried. I was mostly upset by the fact it being Distillers grain base. My cows think Distillers grain is candy. But my cows also take my other mineral down at a decent rate too. I like the smell of my other mineral and it has a slight lemon taste, but has salt. I wish I could make my own mineral, but you have to pick and choose to what conditions are in your area and then balance it out with feed additives as well. We are a little low in Selenium in the area, and I have split my Angus herd up with my two Grandsons, as my husband passed away in 2022, and I help them, as they are each on part of the farms. Now I play with some cows that I always loved, and it is the Piedmontese. I think it was Slick that I used to drive crazy with his cattle. I need to see if he is still on here. But they need a higher selenium level because of the lack of the myostatin gene. It helps with birthing issues, but they are born small, but sometimes these cows will carry a calf longer in gestation and when they do, it can make the calf grow larger. So as of right now, I have two bred cows that I am not sure of the due date. (not good) They will calve in May. Then there is a 7 month old heifer. Tuesday I go pick up two more calves that are 3/4 Piedmontese 1/4 Jersey, that is where I want to hold this breed. Jersey meat is a sweet meat, and the milking ability of the cow. Then the Jersey will reduce the size of the calf as well. Once I get some calves on the ground and get a herd established, I will hopefully with the help of my Grandsons sell to the public. And we are going to sell them the same price as Angus beef. I told them if they can get people in this area to buy freezer beef from them, then be fair because no one can afford to feed their family those crazy high prices, after all, they are just cattle. It is beef. They are expensive in the beginning, but once we get the herd going, the cost will be more and profit a little less at the front, but overcome it in the long run. I can't go buy a whole herd, but they can work into it after I am gone. And too, after losing Kevin, it gives me something new to look forward to. I had sort of sat down for a short while until I was able to obtain these cows. And I research things to death. As I stated before, the Dairy Industry goes all out in researching how to feed their cattle. What products gets the best results for the cattle. Although the product is milk, the cattle use the same nutrients. I know a milk cow and her calcium when she calves is very closely guarded. But still, I can read what they search out. These two articles I think have a lot of merit even though it is directed at the Dairy Industry. We can learn from it as beef producers. [URL unfurl="true"]https://dairy-cattle.extension.org/use-of-rumensin-in-dairy-diets/?fbclid=IwAR3NiaHds9K4xEljsVaXjfBJW00ej1CAaBMl4bNVTBO4gyW5sZgjbSPmncE[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-20-issue-1/update-magnesium-nutrition-dairy-cows?fbclid=IwAR18Wq2DCxDXqGSkAk80NAwN1WzYi2vt6mES1jX9ywL4Fu5nF7JaaI0zAs4[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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