When is it best to use Molafos Backgrounder?
Molafos Backgrounder is designed for backgrounding cattle prior to feedlot entry.
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Palatable and accepted by stock on all country types.
Promotes rumen bacteria function, ensuring enhanced forage utilisation, increased feed intake and digestion.
Assists growing stock to achieve target induction weights.
High in energy from sugar and starch, Backgrounder is used primarily to prepare cattle and sheep for the feedlot. The generous starch content prepares young livestock’s rumen for digesting grain in the feedlot.
Molafos Backgrounder is a palatable, molasses based production feed supplement containing high levels of starch from cereal grain, with balanced minerals and Bovatec.
SUITABLE FOR CATEGORIES: Grower, Weaner.
For more information on Molafos Backgrounder and to speak with a Sales Manager call 1800 333 010 or submit an enquiry with the form below.
Enquire NowStarts adapting the rumen to handle high levels of cereal starch in a feedlot ration.
When readily available it assists growing stock to achieve target induction weights.
Palatable and accepted by stock on all country types.
Controllable intake and cost allows for a budget to be compiled for the season.
Suitable for all types of cattle regardless of body condition.
Encourages stock to forage further and less selectively by promoting rumen bacteria function, ensuring enhanced forage utilisation, increased feed intake and digestion.
Ultimate convenience with ease of use.
Minimal labour required with flexibility in application.
| Minimum dry matter | 68% |
| Energy ME (Dry Matter) | 10.9Mj/kg DM |
| Minimum Total Crude Protein | 15% |
| Minimum Crude Protein | 5% |
| Minimum Equiv Crude Protein | 10% |
| Maximum Urea | 2% |
| Minimum Calcium (Ca) | 0.4% |
| Minimum Phosphorus (P) | 0.4% |
| Minimum Magnesium (Mg) | 0.3% |
| Minimum Vitamin E | 100iu/kg |
| Maximum Salt (NaCl) | 5% |
| Minimum Sulphur (S) | 1.3% |
| Minimum Copper (Cu) | 18mg/kg |
| Minimum Organic Copper (Cu) | 12mg/kg |
| Minimum Cobalt (Co) | 1.2mg/kg |
| Minimum Iodine (l) | 8mg/kg |
| Minimum Zinc (Zn) | 240mg/kg |
| Minimum Organic Zinc (Zn) | 120mg/kg |
| Minimum Manganese (Mn) | 150mg/kg |
| Min Organic Manganese (Mn) | 110mg/kg |
| Minimum Selenium (Se) | 1.86mg/kg |
| Minimum Lasalocid | 200mg/kg |
Designed for backgrounding cattle prior to feedlot entry.
• Pour into open troughs and allow cattle free access.
• Feed out 3 days’ supply and do not refill until the 4th day.
• Once intake has stabilised feed out 7 days’ supply and do not refill until the 8th day.
• Do not feed to starving or thirsty stock.
• Locate feeding stations away from water to reduce intakes and encourage grazing out.
Intakes – These products can be fed directly to livestock at recommended feeding rates:
Weaners: 1 to 2 kilogram / head / day
Cattle: 2 to 3 kilogram / head / day
1 litre Molafos = 1.32 kilograms
Molafos Backgrounder is designed for backgrounding cattle prior to feedlot entry.
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