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<blockquote data-quote="TexasBred" data-source="post: 891603" data-attributes="member: 6897"><p>It would take some very extensive research to determine all those "what ifs". We're talking bacteria working in a microscopic environment. All I'm saying is that just because you see what appears to be a long piece of hay in the manure it does not mean that the digestible nutrients have not been completely utilized by the animal. What you're looking at would not have been digested even if it had been ground into dust particles. We're talking billions of bacteria and enzymes that live only hours yet multiply constantly. You may do a few things to maximize rumen health but that's about it. Chopping hay simply makes it easier for a cow to get a mouthful. Don't know if that would offset the expense of buying or making feedbunks or fenceline feeders or not.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TexasBred, post: 891603, member: 6897"] It would take some very extensive research to determine all those "what ifs". We're talking bacteria working in a microscopic environment. All I'm saying is that just because you see what appears to be a long piece of hay in the manure it does not mean that the digestible nutrients have not been completely utilized by the animal. What you're looking at would not have been digested even if it had been ground into dust particles. We're talking billions of bacteria and enzymes that live only hours yet multiply constantly. You may do a few things to maximize rumen health but that's about it. Chopping hay simply makes it easier for a cow to get a mouthful. Don't know if that would offset the expense of buying or making feedbunks or fenceline feeders or not. [/QUOTE]
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