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Unfortunately I have seen many many “discrepancies” in feed quality, some mistakenly, others not so!
The problem is the compounders usually have access to “least cost formulation” programs, these are not always digestible for all livestock. Unfortunately I have spoken with clients that have found wood and sand in rations, neither are digestible but do fill the lorry! These are bad examples but they have happened.
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Not all compounders used least-cost formulations, some used fixed formulations. Given the size of many clients I know of, and also the clout of some of the buying groups, I dread to think of the legal consequences of them being dis-satisfied with their feed orders in any way.
Did use blends, frequently saw differences from once lowest top the next.
Even had them replace ingredients without taking us.
You really should not judge others by your own standards,
What you may or may not know is trading standards pop in unannounced at any time, once there in the office they ask for the samples for the last 5 days, after looking through them, they take several at random, along with a sample of the current mixes being made be it compound or blend, they are taken away and analysed for both the ingredients and spec of the feed, for the spec side of it a spec sheet has to be given to them as well, a feed company will never know when they are coming, and a sample from yesterday's blend mix cannot be put right, and they get a letter back in 10 working days of there findings,
And if there findings were bad and not where it should be, They can and Will take action, no different to anything that is counterfeit,