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Now that election day is behind us, this seems like a great time to change focus and look at what we can do together to improve the health and productivity of our livestock. I enjoy reading books on history and am amazed at how much dissention there was in the early days of our American history (not dissimilar to where we are today), when...
Join us as we move into the future of trace mineral nutrition in the beef industry.
It’s no secret this fall is a different fall than the past two or three regarding the cattle market. The pressure is on to scrutinize cost, not just feed, but all costs. My neighbor brought some cows to our place for fall pasture this past weekend and commented that, “not many new pickups will be sold this fall.”
The history of crystalyx low-moisture blocks goes back more than 44 years, to a patent originally obtained by Carl O. McKenzie. Legend has it that he got the idea while observing how hard candy was made at Knott’s Berry Farm. The patent was submitted in 1974 and was approved on June 1, 1976. This patent describes the batch proc...
Summer is a busy time on the ranch—but don’t let mineral supplementation fall off the list. crystalyx® delivers essential nutrition with unmatched palatability, supporting reproduction, fetal development, and long-term herd health with minimal labor.
This time of year, we get a lot of inquiries and opportunities to position feed through fly control programs. It’s important to know the differences between fly control options, product intake, additive concentration and true cost per head per day. Our crystalyx® line has a wide array of fly contro...
Welcome to the hot days of summer. From mid-summer into fall, we should focus on breeding success for the traditional winter and early spring lambing season. By now, we have weaned and marketed the last lamb crop and turned our attention to evaluating the body condition of ewes, breeding soundness in both rams and ewes, and providing them with b...
Prevents the emergence of adult house flies, horn flies, face flies and stable flies from manure of treated cattle.
In 2027, crystalyx® will celebrate its 50th birthday. While the look and feeding characteristics of this Generation-X supplement have stayed the same, our understanding of how it works has changed greatly over the years.
A little less than 16 years ago, crystalyx introduced the first and only low-moisture block that contained an ionophore, in the form of BOVATEC®. This was the result of several years of working with the Center for Veterinary Medicine at the Food and Drug Administration (CVM-FDA)....