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Which is grain mix is a better buy?
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<blockquote data-quote="sjr725" data-source="post: 442627" data-attributes="member: 4936"><p>Whole corn will go right through them - you'd be wasting your money. It needs to be steam rolled or ground to get max benefit for your dollar. I feed out about a dozen dairy steers every year and I used to feed a steam rolled COB mix but have switched to a pelletized mix. I can get a 16% calf grower pellet for $212 per ton - it's just about the same grain mixture - Corn, Oats & Barley but its ground and pelletized with some alfalfa It's just my opinion that the finely ground feeds in the pellets are more digestable and they are able to utilize a greater % of the feed value. Bottom line - I've had better gain rates with the pelletized feed and it's considerably cheaper. Win/Win.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sjr725, post: 442627, member: 4936"] Whole corn will go right through them - you'd be wasting your money. It needs to be steam rolled or ground to get max benefit for your dollar. I feed out about a dozen dairy steers every year and I used to feed a steam rolled COB mix but have switched to a pelletized mix. I can get a 16% calf grower pellet for $212 per ton - it's just about the same grain mixture - Corn, Oats & Barley but its ground and pelletized with some alfalfa It's just my opinion that the finely ground feeds in the pellets are more digestable and they are able to utilize a greater % of the feed value. Bottom line - I've had better gain rates with the pelletized feed and it's considerably cheaper. Win/Win. [/QUOTE]
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