I'm in Oklahoma, but watch way too much TV. And I certainly respect your opinion, humble or not.
FWIW - I did a Google search for Cows & Candy and found these two items:
Progressive Farmer - Cow Candy:
<A HREF="http://www.progressivefarmer.com/farmer/magazine/article/0,14730,419976,00.html" TARGET="_blank">http://www.progressivefarmer.com/farmer/magazine/article/0,14730,419976,00.html</A>
Radio interview from Australia - Candy for cattle:
<A HREF="http://www.abc.net.au/am/stories/s30595.htm" TARGET="_blank">http://www.abc.net.au/am/stories/s30595.htm</A>
The Progressive Farmer item about using molasses to encourage foraging in underutilized areas sounded very interesting.
> Regarding candy.... You mentioned
> Australia & New Zealand! Where
> are you located?
> From my experience, bovines seem
> to be highly attracted to any type
> of "sweet" feed,
> alfalfa, range cubes, and/or any
> item that contains molasses.
> When I read about people planning
> to use or already using
> "nitch" feed items, such
> as chicken litter, jalapeno
> peppers, plastic, candy (please
> excuse), and other items...well
> personally don't think it is a
> very good idea. As I have noted in
> other posts, anything that is
> presently or has been re-processed
> into pellets, cubes, etc., which
> contains "forage" items,
> is more of a "safe" and
> "natural" diet for
> bovines. I have no idea of the
> medical implications of feeding
> non-bovine products to cattle--to
> me, the possible risks of a G-I or
> other problem as well as a Vet
> bill far outweigh the advantages.
> Just my humble opinion.
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