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<blockquote data-quote="novatech" data-source="post: 702380" data-attributes="member: 5494"><p>Rationing feed is OK if it is done on a daily basis. Skipping days in between is not good practice. Cattle need a regular diet of what ever it is they eat. The ruminant digestive system contains microbes. One type of microbe is for digesting grass. They are usually much more abundant because that is what the cow has been eating on a daily basis. When supplements are given there are microbes that break down starches. They are are present but not abundant. So they are not able to break down the starches with a great deal of efficiency. With a steady diet of supplements, fed daily, the microbes needed will grow in number to fit the diet. With small amounts of feed at a time this may not be very important. But it is not a good idea to feed a great quantity at any one time until their system has adjusted to the change.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="novatech, post: 702380, member: 5494"] Rationing feed is OK if it is done on a daily basis. Skipping days in between is not good practice. Cattle need a regular diet of what ever it is they eat. The ruminant digestive system contains microbes. One type of microbe is for digesting grass. They are usually much more abundant because that is what the cow has been eating on a daily basis. When supplements are given there are microbes that break down starches. They are are present but not abundant. So they are not able to break down the starches with a great deal of efficiency. With a steady diet of supplements, fed daily, the microbes needed will grow in number to fit the diet. With small amounts of feed at a time this may not be very important. But it is not a good idea to feed a great quantity at any one time until their system has adjusted to the change. [/QUOTE]
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