SweetPro Cattle Video Testimonies

 Alton Oney with Fresh Start 2,000lb. tote
 

A 10% feed increase has resulted in 33% better gains!

Alton & David Oney
Marshall, TX

June, 2006

At the Double O Charolais ranch in Marshall, TX, Alton & David Oney raise purebred Charolais bulls & heifers.

Since adding SweetPro Feed’s Fresh StartTM to their TMR, feed intake has increased 10% while gains have increased 33%! The cattle now finish everything in their trough, with no wastage (even in the heat of summer) and are gaining about 3 to 3.5 lbs per day. Alton says that, “No matter what you feed, if they are not consuming it, it’s not going to work.” The immediate impact of adding Fresh Start in the feed can be seen in 2-5 days.

The Oney’s are now able to sell bulls in the Spring that would have previously sold in the Fall at the same weights and maturity (sold at 16-20 months of age and 1,700-1,900 pounds). Fresh Start makes the digestive system work much more efficiently and helps rumen development. This allows them to finish the bulls at a much younger age. They have 100% fertility with their bulls (despite feeding whole cottonseed) and have lost none to digestive problems whereas in the past this was a recurring problem. Alton says the health of the herd is tremendously better!

The Double O uses a mix of corn gluten, soybean hulls, rice bran, whole cottonseed and alfalfa hay mixed with Fresh Start at around 1 oz. per hundred pounds (cwt) of body weight. Fresh Start makes this a complete feed. It contains all the minerals that the cattle need in addition to SweetPro’s exclusive Pro-Biotein blend additive (see www.sweetpro.com for more information). Pro-Biotein works to promote nutrient uptake and health in the animals. Feed costs at the Double O have dropped to $120 a ton (compared to their competition’s average cost of $220-$230 a ton). The whole cottonseed in the feed is high in oil and energy. With Fresh Start, the increased blood circulation counteracts any of cottonseed’s negatives and keeps the bulls fertile. Alton goes on to say, that no matter how much fat you have in the diet, you also need energy for the animals to consume the fat properly. Fresh Start makes the feeding program work.

Alton says about Fresh Start, “Anybody that isn’t feeding it, is losing money every day.” 

At the Double O Charolais ranch, they’re gaining more for less!

Double O Charolais Ranch
Alton & Wilma Oney / David & Linda Oney
525 Danials Rd. Marshall, TX 75670
903-935-3554 / 903-930-0236 / www.doubleocharolais.com

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