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Summary
of Feeding Test Trial
at Dumas, Texas - Native Grass |
East
Pasture - Test Group - 90 Head
90 X 45 = 4,050 head days |
Supplement
consumed - 1,080 lbs. or .266 lbs. per head per day
Cost per pound of supplement = 26.44 cents X 1,080 = Total cost of
supplement $285.55
Cost per head per day = 7.05 cents |
| Average
Weight: |
June
2nd |
591.111
lbs. |
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July
16th |
699.555
lbs. |
| Average
Gain = |
108.444
lbs or 2.41 lbs. per day |
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| West
Pasture - Control Group - 91 head |
| No
Supplement |
| Average
Weight: |
June
2nd |
592.307
lbs. |
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July
16th |
682.637
lbs. |
| Average
Gain = |
90.330
lbs. or 2.01 lbs. per day |
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Extra
Weight Gain Per Animal = 0.40 lbs. per day or 18.111 lbs. over a
period of 45 days.
0.40 lbs. X 4,050 head days = 1,620
lbs. extra weight gain total
1,620 lbs. X $0.85 = $1,377.00 - $285.55 (total supplement cost)
= $1,091.45 / 90 head = $12.13
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At
a selling price of $0.85 per pound,
this represents approximately $12.13 extra net profit!!
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| Average
of Net Profit Per Head |
Type
of
Supplement |
Daily
Intake |
Cost
of
Product /lb. |
Cost/Head/
Day |
Increase
Daliy Gain |
Cost
of
Increased
Gain |
Net
Profit
Per Head |
| Controlled
Group |
0.000 |
.00 |
0.0000 |
0.000 |
0.0000 |
00.00** |
| Postive
Feed |
0.277 |
.30 |
0.0831 |
0.445 |
0.1846 |
44.26** |
| Postive
Feed, PVM |
0.420 |
.30 |
0.1260 |
0.270 |
0.4667 |
15.52** |
| Postive
Feed |
0.266 |
.30 |
0.0800 |
0.400 |
0.2000 |
39.03** |
*Cottonseed
Meal
+ Urea |
2.080 |
.10
+ .15 |
0.3580 |
0.450 |
0.7955 |
03.68** |
*Cottonseed
Meal
+ "Rumensin" |
1.370 |
.10
+ .15 |
0.2870 |
0.380 |
0.7552 |
05.40** |
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Must be hand fed, 15 cents labor costs.
**On a 150 day trial, estimated market value 85 cents/lb. |
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The
above are estimates of consumption and market price will vary.
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