Supplemental feeds to use.

 Factors affecting the choice of supplemental feed to use include type of
 supplemental feed, type of forage and physical facilities available and also
 the relative price of feed and cattle.

 Protein supplements that can be used include cottonseed meal, soybean
oil meal and peanut oil meal. Energy feeds that are available in Florida, in-
clude dried citrus pulp, blackstrap molasses, citrus molasses, corn, ground
snapped corn and sorghum grain. Other ingredients can be shipped in but it is
often more economical to utilize locally-produced feeds. It may be more econ-
omical to utilize a single material or it may be more desirable to use a com-
bination of ingredients. This will depend upon the adequacy of pasture forage,
costs of the feeds, the relative price of the cattle and whether feed additives
are to be administered.

 In south Florida, dried citrus pulp, blackstrap molasses and ground snapped
corn have each been used as the only feed for beef cattle. Properly balancing
these ingredients will increase gain but also increases feed costs. A few
rations that have been used successfully on pastures in south Florida are pre-
sented below. A number of modifications may be made to these suggestions and a
satisfactory pasture supplement provided. Advantage should be taken of cost as
well as nutritional factors when designing a supplemental feed for beef cattle.
Supplemental feeds should usually include Vitamin A, stilbestrol and adequate
minerals.


 Examples of concentrate feeds that have been
 used successfully on good pasture.

 Crude
 Protein TDN Rations
 Ingredient 1 2 3 4 5 6
Ground snapped corn 7.5 69 45 30 85 40 30 80
Dried citrus pulp 6.0 75 40 30 40 25
Corn, (c(Cracked, rolled or ground) 8.7 80 25 25
Cottonseed meal, (41L ) a/ 41.0 72 15 15 15 18 18 18
Molasses (cane or citrus) b/
Urea-262 2 2 2
 Total 100 100 100 100 100 10





 a/ Soybean oil meal and cottonseed oil meal can be used interchangeably in
 pasture supplements.

 b/ Molasses may be added up to 15 percent of ration, substituted for ground
 snapped corn, dried citrus pulp, etc.