MAXIMIZE CARCASS WEIGHT IN YOUR OPERATION

Cattle feeders in today's market need to optimize performance to stay competitive and profitable. Nutritionists strive to balance nutrients to maximize growth potential and muscle accretion. Meeting nutrient demand with essential nutrients at the appropriate time, with the correct formulation is paramount for success.

The role of chromium

Essential nutrients, like chromium, are key to driving performance optimization. Chromium has been studied for over 50 years and is considered an essential nutrient for beef cattle.¹ It has been proven to enhance nutrient utilization playing key roles in improving immune function, increasing protein accretion and maximizing feed efficiency.

Additionally, chromium can help cattle withstand effects from stress events such as:

HOW CAN CHROMIUM HELP YOU?

1. Increases hot carcass weight (HCW)

2. Boosts production of internalized GLUT4 transporters

3. Maximizes performance of feedlot steers

THE RESULTS?

Cattle who received an inclusion rate of 450 ppb of chromium propionate weighed 79 pounds more than those who received 0 ppb, resulting in a 0.51 pound increase in ADG.

WHY KEMTRACE^® CHROMIUM?

KemTRACE Chromium has been proven to boost the performance of feedlot cattle, including:

• Body weight gain
• Enhanced feed efficiency
• Lower morbidity^7,8,9

Third-party research with feeder cattle demonstrates feeding KemTRACE Chromium has positive effects on immune response, cytokines and acute phase response of cattle under stress.⁸

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Dr. Brad Johnson
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References

¹Perchova, A., Pavlata, L. 2007. Chromium As An Essential Nutrient: a Review. Veterinari Medicina, 52, 1:1-18.
²Sanchez-Mendoza, B., A. Montelongo-Terriquez, A. Plascencia, N. Torrentera, R.A. Ware, and R.A. Zinn. 2014. Influence of feeding chromium-enriched enzymatically hydrolyzed yeast on growth performance, dietary energetics and carcass characteristics in feedlot cattle under conditions of high ambient temperature. Journal of Applied Anima Research, 2015 Vol. 43, No. 4, 390–395, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09712119.2014.978781.
³Kneeskern, S.G., A.C. Dilger, S.C. Loerch, D.W. Shike, and T. L. Feliz. Effects of chromium supplementation to feedlot steers on growth performance, insulin sensitivity, and carcass characteristics. 2015. J. Animal Sci. 2016.94 doi:10.2527/jas2015-9517.
⁴The Effect of Chromium Supplementation in Feedlot Cattle on Hot Carcass Weight (HCW) Responses, lb., BR-2017-00002.
⁵Shaohui Huang and Michael P. Czech. The GLUT4 Glucose Transporter. Cell Metabolism 5, April 2007. 11
⁶Baggerman, J. O., Z. K. F. Smith, A. J. Thompson, J. Kim, P. W. Rounds, and B. J. Johnson. 2016. 0768 Chromium propionate supplementation alters feedlot performance and GLUT4 activity in feedlot steers. J. Anim. Sci. 94(Suppl5):369-370.
⁷Bernhard, B.C., N.C. Burdick, W. Rounds, R.J. Rathman, J.A. Carroll, D.N. Finck, M.A. Jennings, T.R. Young, and B.J. Johnson. 2012. Chromium supplementation alters the performance and health of feedlot cattle during the receiving period and enhances their metabolic response to a lipopolysaccharide challenge. J. Animal Sci. 90:3879-3888.
⁸Bernhard, B.C., N.C. Burdick, R.J. Rathman, J.A. Carroll, D.N. Finck, M.A. Jennings, T.R. Young, and B.J. Johnson. 2012. Chromium supplementation alters both glucose and lipid metabolism in feedlot cattle during the receiving period. J. Animal Sci. 90:4857-4865.
⁹Burdick, N.C., Bryan C. Bernhard, Jeffrey A. Carroll, Ryan J. Rathman, Bradley J. Johnson. 2011. Enhancement of the acute phase response to a lipopolysaccharide challenge in steers supplemented with chromium. Innate Immunity 18 (4) 592-601.

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