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<blockquote data-quote="prattkyle" data-source="post: 148680" data-attributes="member: 2867"><p>It's not so much the percentage of protein in the feed, but the amount of total protein you feed. Cattle have different protein requirements for different stages of production. Contact your local ag extension agent and he/she will help you determine the protein requirements for your cattle. You can then determine how much of that requirement they are getting from grass or hay and how much they are lacking. Then just divide the daily protein deficiency by the percentage of protein in the feed to get a total. For example to supplement .5 pounds of protein with a 12% feed you divide .5 by .12 to get roughly 4.17 pounds. You can then feed roughly 4 pounds daily or 12 pounds every 3 days.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="prattkyle, post: 148680, member: 2867"] It's not so much the percentage of protein in the feed, but the amount of total protein you feed. Cattle have different protein requirements for different stages of production. Contact your local ag extension agent and he/she will help you determine the protein requirements for your cattle. You can then determine how much of that requirement they are getting from grass or hay and how much they are lacking. Then just divide the daily protein deficiency by the percentage of protein in the feed to get a total. For example to supplement .5 pounds of protein with a 12% feed you divide .5 by .12 to get roughly 4.17 pounds. You can then feed roughly 4 pounds daily or 12 pounds every 3 days. [/QUOTE]
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