We will be outside for part of the program, come prepared for the fall weather. Plenty of lodging is available in Prineville or Redmond but early reservations are recommended. A complete list of motels is available upon request. Each year we get questions about feed additives for beef cattle. Several of these claim to do all kinds of wonderful things to increase the performance of your cattle.
Feed additives themselves have no nutrient value.
Many feed additives are considered medication and must be labeled medicated. The labels on these feeds give information on the kind of livestock it is approved for, the amount to be fed, the purpose of the additive, and the withdrawal period required before slaughter. Products offered for sale by reputable suppliers contain the above criteria on the label. These products have a variety of product information available with research data to back up claims made to increase feed efficiency, performance, or control parasites. All of the products offered for sale by ethical feed manufactures have data from numerous trials supporting their claims.