Kent Beef Product Spotlight

Jun 2024

Fly season is here, and it’s time to make sure cattle don’t experience productivity setbacks. Flies are a nuisance, spreading disease and pestering cattle. The horn fly, in particular, is a scourge on grazing cattle. Production loses include weight loss, decreased milk production, and lower calf weaning weights, which attribute to horn flies costing the industry $1 billion annually. Kent EnergiLass 12 AFC is a natural protein, mineral, and vitamin supplement designed to complement the diet of cattle grazing in medium-to-high-quality pasture, hay, or other forage, while managing losses from fly infestation.

Benefits include…

  • Continuous Protein Delivery: research shows multiple, small doses in tub form help improve forage digestion.
  • 2:1 Calcium to Phosphorus Ratio: ideal for cattle on pasture, which tend to be deficient in phosphorus.
  • Trace Minerals: formulated to provide trace mineral nutrition to help support overall animal health and performance.
  • Optimal Vitamin Fortification: vitamins A, D, and E support growth, metabolism, reproductive performance, and proper immune system function.
  • Formulated Without Added Salt : a source of free-choice salt should be made available at all times, such as 7701 Framework 365 Mineral ADE.
  • Highly Palatable: high molasses content to encourage and maintain whole herd consumption.
  • Consistent Intake: unique manufacturing process results in a product cattle must lick in order to consume. This results in consistent, predictable intake that helps manage cost per head per day.
  • Altosid Fly Control: prevents the emergence of adult horn flies from the manure of treated cattle. It should be fed throughout the fly season to help keep cattle comfortable and grazing.

Please reach out to your Territory Sales Manager with any questions.