Ask the Nutritionist:
Our nutritionist, Cary Zipp, is committed to
formulating the best possible ration for your operation
with over 30 major feed ingredients and 50+ supplemental
additives we have the products and expertise to optimize
your feed program.
In this section we provide some
recently asked questions and answers from our
knowledgeable nutritionist. Each week we will post
a couple of the questions received with his answers.
To ask Cary a question please email him at
caryzipp@earthlink.net.
************************************* Question:
I recently saw on your flyer you send out, called the
"BARN-E-GRAM', that you came out with a new cube called
16% Red Chain PRO-TEX cube 3/4 INCH. Can you tell me
about this new cube and why you are introducing it?
Answer: We are
always looking for ways to save our customers more money
and bring them value. In view of high feed costs and the
time of year we are headed into we thought it would make
sense to provide an option for a lower protein cube.
Lower protein means a
savings to you in feeding costs and allows cattle to
make use of higher protein grasses coming up in pastures
right now. Feeding a 16% cube allows to still supplement
cattle with additional energy for growth and
conditioning without ever doing protein. Whether your
conditioning some cattle for a sale or simply calling up
the cows the PRO-TEX cube is a smart choice. One of the
great things about this product is that you can now buy
a cube that costs less than most of the loose or
textured feeds. THE PRO-TEX cube is a all natural cube.
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Question: I am currently buying a high fat horse
feed (7% fat) that is costing me over $12.00 per bag! Is
there a more economical way for me to feed and still
supply extra fat to my horses?
Answer: All
straight oils and fats are expensive right now.
They can easily run up the cost of your feed to major
proportions. If I assume you are feeding around 10
lbs per head per day then you are supplying .70 lbs of
supplemental fat per head per day. At your cost of $12
per 50 lbs bag that is equals $2.40 per head per day.
If you take our product
called Stable Supreme and feed 8 lbs and top dress 2 lbs
of rice bran you will be around 6% on fat. Best of all
your total cost will be about $1.00 per head per day
less!
Stable Supreme at $7.35
per bag at 8 lbs per head per day is $1.18 cost per head
per day and Rice Bran at $ 5.35 per bag at a 2 lbs per
head per day rate is $0.22 cost per head per day.
Total cost per head per day = $1.40 (based off prices as
of 4\11\08
I would split the feeding
into twice per day feedings. If you prefer not to
top dress rice bran then we have Horesmans choice which
runs pretty close to 6% fat or if you can handle two
tons at a time I can formulate you a custom mix for your
horses.
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