Favorite Brand of Cattle Feed

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What is your favorite brand of cattle feed?

  • Purina

    Votes: 15 45.5%
  • HighNoon

    Votes: 1 3.0%
  • Moorman's/ADM

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Ranch-Way

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Sunglo

    Votes: 1 3.0%
  • Kent Feeds

    Votes: 2 6.1%
  • Nutrena

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Show-Rite

    Votes: 5 15.2%
  • Other

    Votes: 9 27.3%

  • Total voters
    33
  • Poll closed .

vc

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I have fed the Purina, cost went up to much, We get sacked feed from 2 mills in the state (California) Associated feeds, and OH Kruse. weed did very well using either.

They are similar we feed which ever cost the least that year. I believe that Blaine Rodgers helped develop both feeds.

The Associated feed:
RIVAL SHOW FEEDS: BEAST
Feed for Beef Cattle
205068
MEDICATED

For increased rate of weight gain

ACTIVE DRUG INGREDIENT
Monensin* 29.8 g/ton
GUARANTEED ANALYSIS
Crude Protein Not less than 12.5%
Crude Fat Not less than 4.0%
Crude Fiber Not more than 11.1%
Ash Not more than 5.2%
Calcium Not less than 0.35%
Calcium Not more than 0.75%
Phosphorus Not less than 0.25%
Sodium Not less than 0.02%
Sodium Not more than 0.42%
Selenium Not less than 0.30 ppm
Selenium Not more than 0.40 ppm
Potassium Not less than 0.55%
INGREDIENTS: Cracked Corn, Cottonseed Hulls (Not More Than 19.5%), Soybean Meal, Rolled Barley, Cane Molasses, Ground Wheat, Calcium Carbonate, Tallow, Distillers dried grains, Cottonseed Meal, Wheat Middlings, Ground Extruded Whole Soybeans, Sodium Chloride, Vegetable Oil & Animal Fat Blend, Dried Cane Molasses, Potassium Sulfate, Magnesium Sulfate, Monocalcium Phosphate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Monensin Sodium, Vitamin E Supplement, Choline Chloride, Calcium Pantothenate, Copper Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Riboflavin Supplement, Niacin, Potassium Chloride, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Ferrous Sulfate, Dried Aspergillus oryzae Fermentation Extract, Thiamine Hydrochloride, Calcium Iodate, Manganous Sulfate, Sodium Selenite, Lignin sulfonate, Cobalt Sulfate, Manganese Proteinate, Zinc Proteinate, Copper Proteinate

OH Kruse Feed:

SS Champions Choice
Improved feed efficiency; for reduction of incidence of liver abscesses caused by Fusobacterium
necrophorum and Arcanobacterium (Actinomyces) pyogenes.
ACTIVE DRUG INGREDIENTS
Monensin ................................ 30 g/ton Tylosin ................................. 10 g/ton
Guaranteed Analysis
Crude protein* (Min) 11.0 %
* (INCLUDES NOT MORE THAN 1.5 % EQUIVALENT CRUDE PROTEIN FROM NON-PROTEIN
NITROGEN)
Crude fat (Min) 4.5 %
Crude fiber (Max) 12.3 %
Ash (Max) 7.5 %
List of Ingredients
Corn cracked, Cottonseed Hulls (Not more than 22.8%), Recleaned oats (fancy), Rolled Barley, Soybean Meal,
Molasses, Animal/Vegetable liquid Fat, Wheat Millrun, Calcium Carbonate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Corn Distillers,
Linseed Meal Expeller, Urea, Sodium Silico Aluminate, Vegetable Oil, Salt, Sodium Sesquicarbonate, Whey Dried,
Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E supplement, Brewers Dried Yeast, Dried Saccharomyces
cerevisiae fermentation solubles, Brewers Yeast Dehydrated, Kelp (Seaweed Meal), Zinc Methionine, Manganese
Methionine, Copper Lysine, Cobalt Glucoheptoate, Anise flavor dry, Magnesium Oxide, Monensin, Tylosin Phosphate,
Sulfur, Selenium Yeast, Brewers Dried Yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast, Cane Molasses, Diastatic Malt, Corn
Syrup, Propionic Acid, Ammonium Hydroxide, Verxite, Bentonite, Artificial flavoring, Manganese Sulfate, Zinc
Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Niacin, Riboflavin Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Choline
Chloride, Sodium Selenite, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Folic Acid, Calcium Iodate, Rice Bran,
Cobalt sulfate.. CAUTION: Do not allow horses or other equines access to formulations containing Monensin.
Inadequate mixing or agitation of monensin liquid type B medicated feed has resulted in increased monensin
concentration, which has been fatal to cattle. Ingestion of Monensin by equines has been fatal. Feeding undiluted or
mixing errors resulting in high concentrations of Monensin could be fatal to cattle. Must be thoroughly mixed in feeds
before use; do not feed undiluted. LIMITATIONS: Feed only to cattle being fed in confinement for slaughter. Feed
continuously at the rate of 8.2 to 10.2 kilograms (18 to 22.5 pounds) of Type C medicated feed per head per day to
supply 240 milligrams of monensin and 90 milligrams of tylosin per head per day; as monensin sodium; as tylosin
phosphate. Safe use in unapproved species and breeding cattle has not been established. WARNING: EXCESSIVE
CONSUMPTION MAY RESULT IN ADVERSE TOXIC REACTION - USE ONLY AS DIRECTED
CAUTION: This feed contains a source of non-protein nitrogen. Provide adequate drinking water and do not use with
other feed containing non-protein nitrogen. Caution should be exercised with, starved, stressed or debilitated animals.
All manufacturer's directions for use must be followed carefully. FOR RUMINATES ONLY USE LEVEL: Feed
only to cattle being fed in confinement for slaughter. Feed continuously at a rate of 8-10 g/ton Tylosin and 5-30 g/ton
of Monensin to provide 90 mg of Tylosin and 50 to 360 mg Monensin per head per day. Feed Grain concentrate at 2-
3% of body weight along with roughage. Provide free choice salt and fresh clean water at all time.
 
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