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<blockquote data-quote="novatech" data-source="post: 891590" data-attributes="member: 5494"><p>Makes me wonder as to how efficient the particular animal was at extracting nutrients from the forage. For that matter you could run a test on how long one cow chewed her cud vs. another cow. I could see chopping hay may make some cattle utilize the forage better than others. Some cattle keep the forage in the rumen longer making digestion more complete. While others have a faster system. If the forage was chopped it would make more surface area available to the microbes. But then here we go back to the cattle chewing their cud and how efficient are they at doing that. </p><p>Grinding hay is not free. It costs in fuel and wear on equipment. Is the value gained worth the expense? Especially when you consider the cow has her/his own grinding machine built in.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="novatech, post: 891590, member: 5494"] Makes me wonder as to how efficient the particular animal was at extracting nutrients from the forage. For that matter you could run a test on how long one cow chewed her cud vs. another cow. I could see chopping hay may make some cattle utilize the forage better than others. Some cattle keep the forage in the rumen longer making digestion more complete. While others have a faster system. If the forage was chopped it would make more surface area available to the microbes. But then here we go back to the cattle chewing their cud and how efficient are they at doing that. Grinding hay is not free. It costs in fuel and wear on equipment. Is the value gained worth the expense? Especially when you consider the cow has her/his own grinding machine built in. [/QUOTE]
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