08—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 18; 1983 ROBESONIA - Penn Nutrients Inc., of Robesonia, has a suggestion for dairymen seeking to improve the milk production ef ficiency of their herds. The suggestion is the sup plementary feeding of LEB, Liquid Energy Blend, which includes vegetable oils, including hydrolyzed vegetable oils, fatty acids, lecithin and extracts of micro-protein, according to Penn Nutrients. LEB, which has been on the market since 1976, is used by more than 200 dairymen m Maryland and Pennsylvania, Chuck Garrett, Penn Nutrients president, said. One such dairyman is Bob Meredith, of Federalsburg, Md., whose herd has an average of 21,400 lbs. of milk and 853 lbs. of butterfat. Sixty-eight registered Holstein are in his milking choice. 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