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<blockquote data-quote="IluvABbeef" data-source="post: 702534" data-attributes="member: 3739"><p>Another thing that varies is individual cows. Each cow has her own rate of intake, and her rate of intake is also coincided with what level she is in the pecking chain. Top cows get the best hay first (and are probably your bigger eaters, but sometimes not), and the bottom ones have to wait their turn; often getting shunted away if the top cows are hungry again. Rate of intake also has to do with her individual weight and maintenance needs, which goes to show you that you can never assume that each and every cow will eat 3% of her body weight: some will only need to eat 2.5% of their body weight; others 4.5%.</p><p></p><p>Not only pecking order, but what condition your cows are in plays a HUGER role in rate of intake in the winter time. You get thin cows, they're going to eat more to keep their body temperature and energy level where they want it to be. Fat cows will eat less because they don't need as much energy for keeping body temperature because they've got all that fat on their ribs to keep them warm. </p><p></p><p>That's why using the BCS before winter feeding helps alot to separate which cows will need to be fed more than others. It's better than having to wonder why some cows are staying thin while others are getting fatter when you got them all mixed together.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IluvABbeef, post: 702534, member: 3739"] Another thing that varies is individual cows. Each cow has her own rate of intake, and her rate of intake is also coincided with what level she is in the pecking chain. Top cows get the best hay first (and are probably your bigger eaters, but sometimes not), and the bottom ones have to wait their turn; often getting shunted away if the top cows are hungry again. Rate of intake also has to do with her individual weight and maintenance needs, which goes to show you that you can never assume that each and every cow will eat 3% of her body weight: some will only need to eat 2.5% of their body weight; others 4.5%. Not only pecking order, but what condition your cows are in plays a HUGER role in rate of intake in the winter time. You get thin cows, they're going to eat more to keep their body temperature and energy level where they want it to be. Fat cows will eat less because they don't need as much energy for keeping body temperature because they've got all that fat on their ribs to keep them warm. That's why using the BCS before winter feeding helps alot to separate which cows will need to be fed more than others. It's better than having to wonder why some cows are staying thin while others are getting fatter when you got them all mixed together. [/QUOTE]
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