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<blockquote data-quote="JRGidaho`" data-source="post: 741053" data-attributes="member: 13410"><p>From what I understand, only the hard seed passes through the rumen undigested. If the cow grazes a clover plant that has mature seed on it, up to 80-90% can pass through the cow and still germinate.</p><p></p><p>Once the seed is harvested and stored, the hard seed content decreases and the readily germinable seed increases. The readily germinable seed can be digested in the rumen. Thus, the longer the seed has been harvested and stored the less intact seed passes through the rumen to reach the soil. If your seed tag says 90% germination, then up to 90% can be digested. If seed cost $1/lb, then the seed that actually passes through the rumen and germinates may be costing $9-10/lb. Makes an electric seeder on the ATV look cheap.</p><p></p><p>Another consideration is how are the manure piles distributed across the pasture. Set stock in the summer time in the Midwest usually only gets manure piles on about 2% of the pasture area. It would take a lot of years to get much clover out there at that rate. Daily rotation on a pasture producing 4T/acre in 5 or 6 grazing cycles will get manure piles on about 50% of the surface area but you would need to feed seed in the mix throughout the season. Just food for thought.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JRGidaho`, post: 741053, member: 13410"] From what I understand, only the hard seed passes through the rumen undigested. If the cow grazes a clover plant that has mature seed on it, up to 80-90% can pass through the cow and still germinate. Once the seed is harvested and stored, the hard seed content decreases and the readily germinable seed increases. The readily germinable seed can be digested in the rumen. Thus, the longer the seed has been harvested and stored the less intact seed passes through the rumen to reach the soil. If your seed tag says 90% germination, then up to 90% can be digested. If seed cost $1/lb, then the seed that actually passes through the rumen and germinates may be costing $9-10/lb. Makes an electric seeder on the ATV look cheap. Another consideration is how are the manure piles distributed across the pasture. Set stock in the summer time in the Midwest usually only gets manure piles on about 2% of the pasture area. It would take a lot of years to get much clover out there at that rate. Daily rotation on a pasture producing 4T/acre in 5 or 6 grazing cycles will get manure piles on about 50% of the surface area but you would need to feed seed in the mix throughout the season. Just food for thought. [/QUOTE]
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