Mexicali Feed Test

60 Day Trial
By Nutritionist Hector Romero

Using Holstein Control B2000 Plus
Cattle Group Treatment Group
Number of cattle per pen 217 816
Start Weight (in pounds per head) 283 264
Finish Weight (in pounds per head - 60 days) 403 426
Average gain (per head) 120 162
Average gain per head per day (in pounds) 2.0 2.7
Percent gain improvement over control 35%
Cattle treated (health) 23 11
Percent improvement over control   52%
Mortality per group 9 2
Percent loss per group 4.15% 0.25%

 

Basic Ration 1st. 30 days = 25% corn and wheat, 75% Sudan hay
Basic Ration 2nd. 30 days = 55% corn and wheat, 45% Sudan hay.
All rations included Rumesin.
B2000 Plus was included in the treatment group at the rate of 3 gm/hd/day.

Cattle cost $1.00 per pound.
B2000 Plus at 3 gm hd/day cost 4 cents

Mortality: if we apply the treatment group % (0.25%)
loss to the 217 head in control group would be
1 animal instead of 9. Savings = 8 head

8 head at 283 pounds x $1.00 pound $2,264.00
Control weight gain loss per head by not using
B2000 Plus = 0.7 lbs./day x 60 days = $42 hd x 217 $9,114.00
Cost of B2000 Plus for 217 head for
60 days at 4 cents/hd/day <$ 520.80>
Dollars ($) lost on control group by not
using B2000 Plus $10,857.20

Yeast Cultures are manufactured by Century Hill Industries Inc.