What does it take to
be a champion?
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Shiny, thick hair coat
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Proper muscling
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Healthy appearance
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Smooth finish
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Balance and design
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Structural soundness
Proper nutrition is one of the keys to
success in the show ring. The genetic potential of a show animal
can be enhanced by exceptional nutritional management.
Identification and use of feed ingredients that are highly
digestible and target lean growth are critical components of a
winning show feed.
It’s important to feed the calf
properly to optimize intake without creating digestive upset. The
underfed calf won’t finish at the desired time, while overfed
calves may have too much finish and are more susceptible to
digestive upset.
Show Stopper™
Beef Complete Texturized Feeds
Features:
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Properly fortified with vitamins and
trace minerals for growing and finishing show calves
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Highly palatable with optimal levels
of protein to improve muscling and growth
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Prosponse® yeast supplement enhances
feed palatability and digestion
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Texturized for more efficient
feeding
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Non-medicated Show
Stopper Beef Grower 51406
Provides 14% crude protein, 2% fat, and 14% fiber. Optimal growth
during the growing stage is crucial for show cattle to finish
well. The correct growing ration gives the calf time to achieve
lean tissue and muscle growth while at the same time, develop a
desirable frame through bone growth. This all plays a role in
developing the calf for the finishing period.
Show Stopper Beef Finisher
51408
Provides 12% crude protein, 2% fat, and 10% fiber. The finishing
stage of the show calf is where the real bloom and show readiness
is accomplished. Proper nutrition is crucial to depositing the
correct amount of fat onto the calf’s frame and maintaining the
shine and finished look that judges desire.
Feeding Directions:
Feed Show Stopper Beef Grower or Beef Finisher as the only source
of grain mix along with 1 to 2 lb of dry forage or hay equivalent
per head per day and free-choice minerals. Feed Show Stopper Beef
Grower at the rate of 2.75 to 3% of calf body weight until the
calf reaches 650-750 lb. The length of feeding period will depend
on calf breed and frame size. After calf reaches 650-750 lb body
weight, switch to Show Stopper Beef Finisher and feed at the rate
of 2.75 to 3% of calf body weight until the calf reaches desired
show weight. Monitor and adjust feed intake to achieve desired
growth rate. Follow feeding directions and monitor intake. Provide
unlimited supply of clean, fresh water.
Examples:
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A 500 lb, medium-framed calf will
consume approximately 13.75-15 lb of Show Stopper Beef Grower
daily.
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A 900 lb, medium-framed calf will
consume approximately 24.75-27 lb of Show Stopper Beef Finisher
daily.
WARNING: Show Stopper feeds contain
supplemental copper. Do not feed to sheep or other
copper-sensitive species.
Show Stopper Show Calf
Concentrate 12100AAA
Show Stopper Show Calf Concentrate is
a pelleted, non-medicated supplement designed to be used to
fortify grain rations fed to growing, developing, and finishing
show calves.
Features
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Provides 37% protein, 3.5% fat, and
9% fiber
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Wheat germ, which is believed to
have many beneficial health and performance advantages due to
availability of octacosanol
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Stabilized rice bran supplies rice
oil, a highly digestible source of energy conducive to natural
functioning of the gastrointestinal tract; has a positive impact
on body condition and hair coat expression
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Natural-source vitamin E helps
maintain cell membrane and tissue integrity; needed for proper
funtioning of the immune system
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Prosponse® yeast supplement provides
essential micronutrients to enhance feed palatibility and
maximize digestion
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Methionine has beneficial effect on
hair coat
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Thiamine has been shown to enhance appetite
Feeding Directions:
This is not a complete feed. Must be fed with grain and roughage
sources.
Growing-Finishing Show Cattle from 600 to 1300 lb: Feed to
cattle at the rate of 1.5 lb per head per day, mixed with or
top-dressed on the grain mix. Roughages may be fed free-choice or
mixed with grain. Total feed offered should be a minimum of 2% of
body weight. Typical dry matter intake for 600 to 1300 lb show
calves ranges between 2-3% of body weight.
CAUTION: Consumption of this product by
sheep and goats may result in copper toxicity. This feed contains
a source of non-protein nitrogen. The equivalent protein supplied
by non-nitrogen nitrogen should not exceed 1/3 of the crude
protein of the total ration. Use only as directed.
ShowTec®
Products to Compliment Show Stopper
Grower & Finisher
ShowTec Fast Fat 11156
A conditioning supplement for
calves,
lambs, and
goats.
Fast Fat can be fed during any phase
of the feeding period to achieve desired body condition. Fast Fat
is designed to put a smooth finish on livestock and supply energy
to the diet of animals being hauled and shown.
Features
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Provides 10% crude protein and 5%
fat
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A conditioning supplement formulated
for calves, lambs, and goats being fitted for show
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Properly fortified with vitamins and
trace minerals for optimal finish and condition
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Non-medicated
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Pelleted
Feed as a top-dress
Top-dress rations for thin or stressed
livestock with Fast Fat at a rate of 8-16 oz per 100 lb body
weight per head daily.
Per Day Feeding Example:
1200 lb calf — 96 oz (6 lb) Fast Fat
+ 27 lb Show Stopper Finisher + 12 oz #1 Mineral Supplement*
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Calves should be fed #1 Mineral
Supplement at 1 oz per 100 lb of body weight per head daily.
NOTE: Base ration volume figured for
calf at 2.75-3% of body weight minus (-) total volume of Fast Fat
added to the diet.
Also See:
Ruminant Top-Dress:
Multi-Species Top-Dress
*Not
a trademark of ADM.
