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<blockquote data-quote="TexasBred" data-source="post: 575561" data-attributes="member: 6897"><p>Dairy cattle will always produce more manure as they are fed much more heavily year round....typical ration for a dairy cow will be 55 lbs. or more of 100% dry matter while lactating. When dried off they don't get nearly as much but in most cases another cow freshens and replaces her immediately in the barn so milking numbers don't fluctuate greatly. Dairy cows are "sh1tting machines". Plain and simple. :lol: </p><p></p><p>But since we're playing....how long do you think you could keep any cow walking on a treadmill, even with feed and water and repeat the action day in and day out? She will become less and less productive with each day that passes....The attrition rate will be astronomical, weight gain will be nada, feed and forage cost would be out of sight and you'll be buying replacements constantly. I don't even see a positive cash flow let alone a profit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TexasBred, post: 575561, member: 6897"] Dairy cattle will always produce more manure as they are fed much more heavily year round....typical ration for a dairy cow will be 55 lbs. or more of 100% dry matter while lactating. When dried off they don't get nearly as much but in most cases another cow freshens and replaces her immediately in the barn so milking numbers don't fluctuate greatly. Dairy cows are "sh1tting machines". Plain and simple. :lol: But since we're playing....how long do you think you could keep any cow walking on a treadmill, even with feed and water and repeat the action day in and day out? She will become less and less productive with each day that passes....The attrition rate will be astronomical, weight gain will be nada, feed and forage cost would be out of sight and you'll be buying replacements constantly. I don't even see a positive cash flow let alone a profit. [/QUOTE]
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