Guest guest Posted May 29, 2008 Report Posted May 29, 2008 Hi All, Bob wrote > ... when I used Taiwanese-made extracts .. I needed higher doses than > those recommended by their manufacturers in order to get results > comparable to decoctions. ... Caveat emptor ... People need to think > critically. That means taking any claims by manufacturers with a grain > of salt and doing your own research. The manufacturer is in the > business of selling product ... Bob, I agree 100% It SUITS manufacturers of granulars (and pills / tablets) to advertise a LOW dose of their product because the consumer feels that the COST/DOSE is reasonable. If, however, the dose should be 2-3 times more, then the COST/DOSE would be 2-3 times higher also! This is exactly what happened some years ago when I helped a company develop a slow-release (resin-based) ruminal bolus to supplement cobalt, selenium and iodine to cows at grass. From years of previous research, we had established the target doses of each (Co, Se, I) needed (10, 5 and 60mg/cow/d, respectively). The company included circa 60 times the daily target per bolus but sold it as a 180-day supply because the cost per cow would have doubled or trebled if they followed our recommendation re optimum doses. When farmers used the company's recommended dose (1 bolus/cow), the results were poor. If however, they used 2-3 boluses/cow (as we had recommended), the results were excellent. Best regards, Quote
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2008 Report Posted June 3, 2008 It is a very short sighted company that recommends less than effective dose amounts. Without results, patients leave. On 5/29/08, < wrote: > Hi All, > > Bob wrote >> ... when I used Taiwanese-made extracts .. I needed higher doses than >> those recommended by their manufacturers in order to get results >> comparable to decoctions. ... Caveat emptor ... People need to think >> critically. That means taking any claims by manufacturers with a grain >> of salt and doing your own research. The manufacturer is in the >> business of selling product ... > > Bob, I agree 100% > > It SUITS manufacturers of granulars (and pills / tablets) to advertise a LOW > dose of their product because the consumer feels that the COST/DOSE is > reasonable. > > If, however, the dose should be 2-3 times more, then the COST/DOSE > would be 2-3 times higher also! > > This is exactly what happened some years ago when I helped a company > develop a slow-release (resin-based) ruminal bolus to supplement cobalt, > selenium and iodine to cows at grass. From years of previous research, we > had established the target doses of each (Co, Se, I) needed (10, 5 and > 60mg/cow/d, respectively). > > The company included circa 60 times the daily target per bolus but sold it > as > a 180-day supply because the cost per cow would have doubled or trebled if > they followed our recommendation re optimum doses. > > When farmers used the company's recommended dose (1 bolus/cow), the > results were poor. If however, they used 2-3 boluses/cow (as we had > recommended), the results were excellent. > > Best regards, > > > Quote
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