Pet Rite

05/18/2024

New Bermuda in stock.

05/14/2024

New Alfalfa in stock.

05/02/2024

Alfalfa $19.30 per bale.

04/29/2024

Spots open for
Prescott/Prescott Valley Wendesday
Paulden Thursday
Chino Valley Friday

04/29/2024

Ace Hi Meat Base Dog Food 50 # is $7 off, sale price $29.95 a bag.

04/29/2024

Enjoy Monday.

04/26/2024

Star Milling Company , Integrity Horse Feed

Add Integrity Rice Bran to any Integrity horse feed formula to facilitate growth, weight gain, performance, and hair-coat conditioning. At 20.5% fat, a small amount goes a long way. It is calcium – phosphorus balanced and fortified with added omega fatty acids, probiotics, prebiotics, and vitamins.

04/26/2024

Special on 26 # bag $59.95, save $8.

04/26/2024

Special on 26 # bag $59.95, save $4.75.

04/26/2024

Special on 16 # bag $39.95, save $6.

04/26/2024

Ace Hi Meat Base Dog Food 50 # for $29.95.

04/26/2024

From Star Milling https://koifood.com

Each formula is nutritionally balanced with the correct levels of amino acids, vitamins & minerals, and natural color enhancers.

GROWTH FORMULA - Formulated for optimum growth of koi 2 years old and younger when water temperatures are 64°F and above.

MAINTENANCE FORMULA - Formulated as a year-round diet for koi over 2 years old and as an all-age diet when water temperatures are 63°F and below.

04/26/2024

Have a Great Friday.

04/25/2024

Open delivery spots in Chino Valley tomorrow.

04/25/2024

Morning

04/24/2024

Good Morning!

04/19/2024

04/19/2024

Kentucky Equine Research website https://ker.com/equinews

The term “dairy quality alfalfa” is used to describe alfalfa hay that is high in protein and low in fiber. These are desirable traits in hay intended for dairy cattle because it provides nutrients essential for milk production. Unfortunately, this is not the best hay for performance horses. In general, mature performance horses require a diet that is between 8% and 10% protein. Feeding dairy quality alfalfa hay will provide more than twice the recommended amount of protein in the diet. Excess protein in the diet can be utilized for energy during exercise.

The utilization of protein for energy produces three to six times more heat than the utilization of carbohydrates or fats. This can contribute to excessive sweating and heat exhaustion in performance horses, particularly in warm environments. In addition to being energetically inefficient, high protein diets will also increase the horse’s water requirement. This water is utilized to flush excess nitrogen associated with protein metabolism from the system. Therefore, a diet of dairy quality alfalfa hay is not the best choice for performance horses since it will increase heat and water requirements, two things that any performance horse can do without.

Does dairy quality alfalfa hay contain enough fiber? This is a more complicated question as it depends on how much total hay the horse is eating. For example, if you have an easy keeping horse (1000 lbs.) that is being limit fed alfalfa less than 15 pounds of hay per day, it is certainly possible for this horse to be fiber deficient. Horses are good about letting their owners know they are fiber deficient since they will seek other sources of fiber. Unfortunately, their alternative fiber sources often include wood fence materials, stall fronts or trees. On the other hand, if you are feeding alfalfa hay free choice (greater than 25 pounds of hay per day) this horse will typically be getting enough fiber in the diet and will not seek out alternative fiber sources.

04/18/2024

Some basic hay processing information from Cisco Farm Seed website, by Jeremy Sweeten.

Bleached hay is an important factor in dry hay production. It is not generally a forage quality factor. You can have timely made alfalfa that is bleached out test higher than over mature “green” colored alfalfa. However, hay color is important in the horse market because of the curb appeal.

Bleached hay in production is a direct impact of exposure to the sun, rain, humidity, and ultimately oxidation of Beta-carotene. Hay contains the Vitamin A precursor Beta-Carotene that is converted to Vitamin A by the animal. Beta-Carotene is present in green plants but is not stable once forages have been harvested.

In my experience, hay bleaches the more it is manipulated and exposed to the sun. Tedding can increase the amount of bleached hay that ends up in the bale. In the Midwest, there is often a trade-off in the amount of hay manipulation versus drying time versus the weather. I would rather put up good dry hay that is bleached rather than nice “green” hay that is tough (too wet).

04/18/2024

One of our Dog and Cat food brands.

From Nutrisource website, https://nutrisourcepetfoods.com

Our flagship brand, NutriSource provides many great recipes for both dogs and cats. Today, the NutriSource brand carries over 35 dry recipes and 25 wet recipes offering both grain inclusive and grain free options. NutriSource has recipes for puppies, all life stages, small breeds and large breeds as well as recipes targeted for weight management, performance, and seniors. All NutriSource formulas deliver compact nutrition and include prebiotics and probiotics to help support a healthy gut.

04/18/2024

From starmilling.com website.

The Star Milling feed mill has been a fixture of the Perris landscape for more than 50 years, serving as a landmark and connecting commuters and travelers for generations along the I-215 Freeway from Riverside to San Diego.

Situated on main BNSF artery, the rail line spur into the Star Milling facility has been the primary means of bringing raw ingredients to the mill – corn, soybean meal, oats, barley and other ingredients. Fast, direct shipment of the ingredients to our animal feed mill has helped assure the high quality of feed we have manufactured for more than 50 years.

The mill is a one-stop shop for feed manufacturing. The facility includes an extruder, two pellet mills, a grain cleaner, roller mills for making rolled barley grains, a mixer for pigeon and wild bird feed, and a small bagging line for small packaging flexibility. We never blend antibiotics into our feeds and Star Milling is a Monensin-free facility.

Our employees know the production operations inside out; the average length of time with Star Milling is 10 to 15 years, and some employees have been with us 20 or more years.

The warehouse holds tens of thousands of bags of horse, hog, poultry, commercial fish food, and more. Our labels include Integrity, Kelley’s, Ace Hi, Ultra Balance, and also private label manufacture for other companies.

At the end of the process is the loading dock, where Star Milling company drivers and trucks deliver feed directly to feed stores. Our drivers provide excellent customer service; many have been with the company 15 years or more and we know our customers and their individual needs.

In short, the raw ingredients delivered to our facility are produced to become wholesome feed for a wide variety of animals. You can be assured of quality and healthy ingredients, because we know exactly what is going into every bag.

04/18/2024

2024 alfalfa and bermuda hay will be available around May 1st.

04/17/2024

Have a good evening,
be back tomorrow

04/16/2024

More about our feed mill.

Star Milling Company and its brands have been distinguished by the quality and safety of its animal feed products since we began operations more than 50 years ago. As a U.S.-based manufacturer of quality feeds for all your animals’ needs, we know exactly what ingredients go into our products, and what does not, to produce antibiotic free equine feed and other superior animal feed.

Star Milling is a certified Safe Feed/Safe Food facility, under the standards of the Facility Certification Institute (FCI). FCI is an internationally respected and recognized third-party certification provider.

Star Milling Co. is dedicated to producing fresh, wholesome feed for all of your animals. We are proud to operate a drug free feed mill, never blending antibiotics into our feeds.

We are a dedicated antibiotic/medication/drug free feed manufacturer as this adds to the safety of all our family of feeds including feeds for horses, poultry, livestock, fish, dogs, cats, and more.

We are a small business that takes pride in doing business the right way – by treating our customers and employees fairly, while providing superb feed and customer service.

04/16/2024

New items to the catalog.

04/16/2024

Available delivery spots for Paulden Thursday and Chino Valley Friday.

04/15/2024

One delivery spot left for Prescott/Prescott Valley for Wednesday

04/15/2024

Job Opening/accepting applications
Must be available Monday - Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Must load hay bales/feed bags, have some computer knowledge, and great customer service.
Apply at Warren's Feed or Pet Rite.

04/15/2024

Good Morning, here we go again.