calving/breeding

Advantages of Low-Moisture Blocks

"Quality doesn't cost, it pays." The old adage still rings true today — especially when you compare CRYSTALYX® low-moisture blocks with the seemingly less expensive upfront costs of other supplement options. Important benefits include:

  • Easy to store and handle — requiring minimal labor and no special equipment.
  • Easily accessible to livestock with consistent, self-limiting consumption.
  • Windproof, waterproof and waste-proof — won't blow away, get trampled or deteriorate in inclement weather conditions.

As with other supplements, low-moisture blocks and tubs can vary in cost, ingredient composition, nutrient content, storage requirements and consumption characteristics.

Let's look at six reasons to choose Results by the Barrel®:

(1) Manufacturing

  • Blocks and tubs can vary widely in ingredient composition, nutrient content and consumption characteristics.
  • Only CRYSTALYX® uses time and temperature-controlled cooking to protect nutrients and deliver unmatched quality and consistency.
  • This is the highest quality manufacturing process for low-moisture blocks – featuring highly specialized vacuum cooling, dehydration, blending and mixing.

(2) Unmatched Food Safety and Quality Control

From manufacturing and food safety to internal efficiency, no other low-moisture block manufacturer does so much to reduce risk for your operation.



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(3) Unmatched Research & Innovation

CRYSTALYX® leads the industry with over 25 years of extensive product research, including:
  • Improving animal health
  • Improving economic gain/ROI
  • Improving reproductive performance
  • Improving grazing distribution
  • Buffering the rumen / SARA

(4) Environmentally Responsible Leadership

CRYSTALYX® offers more choice and convenience, with a variety of environmentally friendly container options to fit your needs:
  • Returnable steel barrels in varying sizes.
  • Biodegradable BioBarrel® stands up to the elements but disappears as animals consume the product.
  • Grazing management: Research shows CRYSTALYX® moves cattle off riparian zones and into underutilized grazing areas.

(5) Specific Formulas for Specific Situations

CRYSTALYX® offers a variety of proven formulations to meet specific livestock nutrition needs, including:
  • Fescue Forage
  • Fly Control
  • Weatherproof Mineral Delivery
  • Stress/Weaning
  • Dairy Products
  • Ionophore Delivery

(6) Profitable Return on Investment

Did you know CRYSTALYX® can actually help you cut costs?

Evaluate the total cost of your supplement program with free CRYSTAL CLEAR ECONOMYX® software to see the benefit to your operation in terms of:
  • Equipment savings
  • Labor savings
  • Fuel savings
  • Time savings
  • Supplement waste savings

It All Adds up to Results by the Barrel®

No other low-moisture block manufacturer devotes more resources to research, development and the manufacturing process.
  • Consistent intake
  • Convenient, labor-saving delivery
  • Multiple formulas
  • Effective & cost-efficient
  • Continuous research
  • Uncompromising safety and quality assurance
  • Manufactured by a strong, innovative industry leader – Ridley, Inc.