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Old 01/07/12, 01:23 PM
 
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Question Is this ration ok for milkers?

I just got a good deal on this HORSE grain mix and took 6 bags. I thought I could use it as a base for my milkers. They also get good quality alfalfa twice a day and free choice alfalfa/grass, loose minerals, baking soda. I top dress with BOSS. Would I need to add anything else?

CRUDE PROTEIN (Min) 12.6%
CRUDE FAT (Min) 2.2%
CRUDE FIBER (Max) 20.5%
ASH (Max) 11.0%
CALCIUM (Min) 0.8%
CALCIUM (Max) 1.5%
PHOSPHORUS (Min) 0.6%
SODIUM (Min) 0.2%
SODIUM (Max) 0.4%
COPPER (Min) 12 PPM
ZINC (Min) 62 PPM
SELENIUM (Min) 0.3 PPM
VITAMIN A (Min) 2,325 IU/LB
VITAMIN E (Min) 61 IU/LB
LYSINE (Min) 0.4%
BIOTIN (Min) 0.7 MG


Suncured Alfalfa Meal, Wheat Mill Run, Oat Bran, Rye Grass Meal, Rice Bran, Ground Rice, Cane Molasses, Soybean Oil, Calcium Carbonate, Magnesium Oxide, Choline Chloride, Vitamin E Supplement, Zinc Sulfate 36%, Biotin, Po-
tassium Chloride, L- Lysine, Dl-Methionine, Ferrous Sulfate, Man- ganese Sulfate, Cop- per Sulfate, Sodium Selenite, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Niacin, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex, Riboflavin Supple- ment, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thia- mine Mononitrate, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Cobalt Sulfate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Ethylen-
ediamine Dihydrio- dide., Monocalcium Phosphate, Sodium Chloride, Selenium Yeast., C1212 12fpak
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Old 01/08/12, 05:58 AM
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Joan I am by far no feed expert but it looks like it would be OK to me.
Hopefully if not someone with more feed expertise will chime in & offer advise.
Be careful not to change their fed to quickly though.
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Old 01/09/12, 01:23 AM
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Looks fine to me...nothing wrong with feeding a horse food. Here is the tag info on the horse feed I use:

CRUDE PROTEIN MIN 12.50 %

LYSINE MIN 0.90 %

CRUDE FAT MIN 8.00 %

CRUDE FIBER MAX 18.00 %

CALCIUM (CA) MIN 1.10 %

CALCIUM (CA) MAX 1.30 %

PHOSPHORUS (P) MIN 0.60% PPM

COPPER (CU) MIN 80 PPM

SELENIUM (SE) MIN 0.60 PPM

ZINC (ZN) MIN 280 PPM

VITAMIN A MIN 3000 IU/LB

VITAMIN E MIN 125 IU/LB

It's Purina Strategy Healthy Edge. I mix mine with oats, & top dress with rice bran pellets. In my area it's easier to find good quality horse products than it is to find goat products. I love how my girls do on this feed
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