As we move into fall, harvest is in full swing, the drought is letting up, pastures are coming back and stocker prices are high. While your style of winter grazing will vary depend on your geography, the opportunity to boost gains is the same. Winter grazing is a low cost way to keep stockers and develop heifers, however, why not put a few more dollars to your bottom line by supplementing with an ionophore.

Ionophores, such as Bovatec^®, change the rumen environment in such a way that the microbes are better able to digest forages. The improved rumen efficiency translates to improved performance in your cattle. Pasture trials with Bovatec^® have shown improved average daily gains by 9.82% or 0.14 extra pounds* per head, per day on animals gaining 1.45 pounds per day. In steers that means more pounds to sell; in heifers fewer days to puberty and both without increasing forage inputs.

Producers are already familiar with the benefits of CRYSTALYX^® Brand Supplements; consistent intakes, ease of use, increased saliva production (buffering action) and low cost per head per day. Combine these with the performance improvement from Bovatec^® and you have the only FDA approved low moisture block with Bovatec^®, CRYSTALYX^® Iono-Lyx^®.  

CRYSTALYX^® Iono-Lyx^® is a win-win combination for cattle producers grazing high quality wheat pastures. The consistent, predictable intake, for which CRYSTALYX^® Brand Supplements are known, ensures that cattle will get the proper dosage of Bovatec^® each and every time. Growing cattle need the consistent, daily intake of Bovatec^® to achieve and maintain enhanced performance. The convenience of a self-contained, self-fed supplement means you don’t have to remember if you fed the cattle; they feed themselves. In addition to the benefits of Bovatec^®, CRYSTALYX^® Iono-Lyx^® also provides protein, important for efficient rumen function and 100% NRC recommendations for trace mineral fortification.

This winter grazing season, forget the red tape and opt for the blue barrel. Plan now to book your CRYSTALYX^® Iono-Lyx^® and don’t put your heifer and stocker gains on furlough.

Visit www.crystalyx.com for more information about CRYSTALYX^® Iono-Lyx^® in the blue barrel and to calculate the benefits during your winter grazing program.  Simply download this easy to use calculator from the Iono-Lyx^® product page.

*individual results may vary

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