With cattle prices persistently strong this year, here’s how you can increase cattle live weight gain without spending tonnes on feed.
Right now, prices are more than a pound per kilo higher than they were this time last year. Price for finished cattle went over £6 per kilo at abattoirs in early February, and there’s already talk of bigger suppliers getting £6.50 per kilo. Perhaps more important to your current decision making, is that AHDB are expecting beef prices are expected to stay strong in 2025.
With farming as volatile as it is, we have to make hay while the sun shines. That ultimately means pushing cattle harder to speed up the DLWG rate so we can get them sold sooner. But in doing this, it’s critical we don’t let feed costs detract from the opportunity.
One of the most influential strategies in increasing DLWG but while also keeping feed costs to a minimum, is through the utilisation of homegrown grass and forage…
How Crystalyx Cattle Booster Promotes DLWG
Research proven to increase digestion by 10%, dry matter intake by 15%, and enhance DLWG by up to 36%, Crystalyx Cattle Booster could be your silver bullet solution to maximising the market opportunity. Here’s how…
- To break down and digest forage matter effectively, rumen bugs require a consistent supply of sugar, which is highly variable in many forages.
- Rumen bugs also need the rumen pH to sit as close to 6.0 as possible, but spring grass and silage is typically far more acidic.
- When cattle get a consistent supply of dry matter and sugar, the rumen bugs can digest the feed better and quicker.
- This means an increase feed utilisation and throughput – increasing DLWG on forage-based diets.
How Crystalyx Cattle Booster Lasts Longer
Manufactured using a unique manufacturing process, each Crystalyx bucket is designed to last longer than many other buckets on the market. In fact, they can last up to 3X longer. Here’s how:
- Crystalyx consistently boasts a super low moisture status (2-3%) , giving it a hard crystalline structure. In comparison some traditional chemical blocks that can contain in excess of 20% moisture.
- This makes it difficult to over eat, which is tempting when it’s so high in sugar. Instead of gorging, cattle will lick on a little and often basis.
- This also makes it more durable in wet weather, as it doesn’t break up into pieces.
So, while they may be a few quid for expensive to buy, when you consider the feeding rate, they are actually cheaper to feed.
Get your cattle finished quicker!
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