CRYSTALYX® is a Successful Program That Pays
Ray Starling
April, 2006
Ray Starling was reading an issue of Beef Today a few years ago when he saw an ad for CRYSTALYX® that referred to helping stressed calves. It seemed like the kind of tool Ray needed for his stocker cattle operation near Bluefield, West Virginia, so he bought some Brigade® Stress Fighting Formula barrels from his local CRYSTALYX® supplier. "I reduced my medical costs by 50% on that first group of calves and I was a believer from there on," said Ray.
Ray has been in the seed business for over fifteen years and knows many livestock producers that could also benefit from using CRYSTALYX®. Those producers have learned the same lesson that Ray did; and it became their supplement of choice too.
"People like the labor savings, no wasted supplement, condition of cattle and reproductive efficiency that CRYSTALYX® has given them," Ray said.
Ray uses a variety of CRYSTALYX® formulas, including Fescue-lyx® and Brigade®. In the 2005 grazing season Ray incorporated CRYSTALYX® IONO-LYX® B300 with Bovatec® into his summer stocker program. Halfway through the grazing season the difference in performance of the cattle was clear. Ray compared the results with IONO-LYX® B300 against another group of cattle consuming loose mineral with Bovatec®. You can see the results in the following summary.
"I have no complaints with the product in three years, and that makes my life easier," Ray said. "CRYSTALYX® is a successful program that pays, even when cheaper programs are available. I would recommend CRYSTALYX® supplements over all others. CRYSTALYX® does what it's supposed to, what it says it will do."
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