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How Do You Calculate Feed Ration for Cattle?

Feed Ration

One of the largest and most expensive operating costs when it comes to the livestock business is the feed for the animals. This means that in order to make a proper and very profitable animal farm business, feed expenses should be kept to the lowest minimum possible while still feeding the animals adequately and keeping them healthy. To accomplish this, animal nutrition programs from American Biosystems and other companies have to be prepared in accordance with what the needs of the cattle that you have in your herd require.

Feed ration is the mixtures of feed that consist of two or more feed substances that will still meet the nutritional requirements of each of the animals. The ration should be high quality so that it can supply the daily nutritional requirements for the cattle while keeping feed costs lower. Within the appropriate environmental conditions, most cattle should be fed high-quality and very well-prepared rations that are appropriate for their weight, their yield, and their age, as well as their genetic capacity. A feed ration that is not sufficient for the animals’ nutritional requirements can cause many different nutritional-related diseases in your herd of cattle which you definitely want to avoid at all costs.

Feeding your cattle is of the utmost importance when you are attempting to achieve a certain targeted yield in both your beef cattle operations and your dairy cattle operations. The quality of the ration will directly affect your yield and any imbalances that arise can cause a substantial decrease in your final yield. You have to balance that with the great importance that the ration is economically better for you overall, as well as your cattle business, since the cost of feed contributes to 50 percent to 60 percent of the overall total production costs at your farm or ranch.

Factors to Consider for Feed Rations

The most important part of preparing feed rations is to ensure that you are fulfilling the nutritional needs of your animals in a very balanced manner. You also want it to be the lowest cost option, so when preparing the feed ration, there are four main points that you should keep in mind.

First, you should consider the nutritional requirements of your cattle since they do have daily nutrient requirements such as protein and energy that they need to receive on a daily basis according to their milk yield, their weight, their physical condition, and even environmental factors. Knowing what these different factors are and how they affect the animals will ensure that a proper ration is being created.

Secondly, you need to consider the nutritional content and then feed materials that you use in your ration so that your cattle get all of its daily requirements from the feed. This will include choosing a high-quality feed ration from a trusted source, such as American Biosystems, Inc. They only offer the highest-quality animal feed additive options and have been in business for more than three decades and have earned the trust of cattle owners throughout the United States and in 15 other countries throughout the world.

You need to consider the materials that are used in the preparation of the feed ration and the level of them that are included. Too many of some substances can adversely affect your cattle’s health as well as the composition of their feed so you want to be aware of that and ensure that no problems arise.

Lastly, you should consider the cost of the feed. The ration is mainly created according to the needs of the herd, but the feed included in the ration is also very important in terms of the overall cost. The cost of rations needs to be lower than regular feed or it will be harder for your business to make a profit. 

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American Biosystems has been in business for decades while providing high-quality enzymes, microbials, and nutrition for plants at very affordable prices throughout the world. It is imperative to use high-quality feed ration products to ensure the health of your cattle while cutting costs. American Biosystems only use the highest quality ingredients in each one of their products. Contact us for the top-quality products that you need and deserve.

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