Unfortunately, all of these findings were not included in the first article. Finally, when commercial liquid supplement products were fed using open troughs as suggested by the manufacturers, individual animal variation in consumption was low. Cows that were given commercial supplements consumed from 0 to 5 pounds per day. The previous article which reported a range in supplement intake from 0 to 18 pounds per day was conducted with a product that is not available for livestock producers. The supplement used virtually no intake limiters to control consumption.
Most commercial products contain substances to limit intake.
Therefore, information in the original press release is not applicable to commercial products. I hope this response will correct any misunderstandings created by the previous article. You are the 201st person to access this page.