Juniper Fiber
INTRODUCING OUR BRAND NEW FEED INGREDIENT:
JUNIPER FIBER
- No cultivation
- No seed
- No fertilizer
- No irrigated water
- No pesticides
- No herbicides
Redeemer Feed’s “Juniper Fiber” is providing a sustainable,
wholesome, all-natural roughage ingredient to the livestock industry
while at the same time,
enhancing natural resources, rangeland health and sustainability, and rural economies.
Our Juniper Fiber Has Some Unique Characteristics
All-Natural
ZERO inputs by man to grow. No herbicides, pesticides, fertilizer, or irrigated water
Safe
100% safe for ruminant livestock
Thoroughly Tested
Numerous lab and feeding trials with cattle, sheep, goats, and white-tailed deer.
Feeding Value
Digestibility and nutrients are similar (at times greater) to many traditional roughages.
Year-round Availability
Provides a consistent, roughage (fiber) product year-round.
Long-term Pricing Available
Opportunities to lock in a competitive, steady price.
Enhances Natural Resources
When juniper trees are harvested, it enhances natural resources and increases forage production.
Low-cost Fiber in Your Backyard
With help from Redeemer Feed, many rancher’s with juniper trees on their property have realized that the Good Lord has provided them with a low-cost roughage ingredient.
Roughages: Purchase Instructions
Common Questions
Redeemer Feed completely understands the initial hesitation of livestock producers and feed manufacturers to incorporate a new ingredient into their system; especially if that ingredient is produced from ground up trees. We realize that questions have to be answered and concerns addressed before the product is readily adopted and no one is more capable of doing so, than our founders, Dr. Whitney and his wife Valarie. No one knows more about effectively using Juniper Fiber in mixed feeds. Thus, we welcome your questions and are confident that we can sufficiently address any concerns.
Questions that we get, related to Redeemer’s Juniper Fiber, mainly revolve around the following: (1) palatability; (2) nutritional and digestive characteristics; (3) how to use it in mixed rations; (4) effects on animal growth and edible animal products; (5) effects on animal health; (6) feeding other woody plant species; and (7) where to purchase mixed feed that contains Redeemer’s Juniper Fiber.
Check out our FAQ for a few of the most common questions.
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- Grazing animals: 10 to 30% of the supplement
- Newly weaned animals or creep-feed: 5 to 20% of the supplement
- Growing animals: 10 to 20% for cattle diets; 20 to 30% for sheep and goat diets
- Finishing animals: 5 to 10% of the diet; potential exists to completely replace all of the roughage in a finishing diet with Juniper fiber, up to a maximum of 15% of the diet.
- Dry dairy cows: 10 to 40% of the diet
- Dairy cows in early lactation: I have not evaluated effects of Juniper fiber on milk production or concentrations of protein or fat. However, due to the small particle size, milk protein and fat could be negatively affected. In contrast, due to Juniper’s physical characteristics and condensed tannins, milk protein and fat could possibly be enhanced. I would recommend starting with 5% of the total diet, and likely stop at a maximum of 10 to 15% in early lactating dairy cows.