Amo
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Looking at weaning feeds. Last several years I've fed just a ground/rolled corn, ddg mix. Ballencer, etc, but it just corn & ddg in a meal form.
Feed man from different supplier showed up today. He basically had same type of product. Instead of ddg in a meal form it was a pellet. Also a dimension pellet. Guessing that's where the ballencer, vitamins and minerals, etc are at. It also has liquid molasses & oats.
I think most grind and mix feeds have molasses now to control dust. I like the idea of oats. I was somewhat of the impression of it as a filler like mids or hulls to keep them from getting too loose. Is that the main purpose of oats in a feed? What else is the oats an advantage to? His product is $20 a ton higher than my normal supplier. Just wondering if the oats would be worth the extra? Sometimes I think my calves get a little fleshy when I background. Wondering if the oats might give a little ffiber/scratch factor to the ration?
Feed man from different supplier showed up today. He basically had same type of product. Instead of ddg in a meal form it was a pellet. Also a dimension pellet. Guessing that's where the ballencer, vitamins and minerals, etc are at. It also has liquid molasses & oats.
I think most grind and mix feeds have molasses now to control dust. I like the idea of oats. I was somewhat of the impression of it as a filler like mids or hulls to keep them from getting too loose. Is that the main purpose of oats in a feed? What else is the oats an advantage to? His product is $20 a ton higher than my normal supplier. Just wondering if the oats would be worth the extra? Sometimes I think my calves get a little fleshy when I background. Wondering if the oats might give a little ffiber/scratch factor to the ration?