It can cause sterility in bulls if it becomes a major part of their diet.
txshowmom":9yc30497 said:It can cause sterility in bulls if it becomes a major part of their diet.
Permanent or temperary
Craig-TX":2bget364 said:txshowmom":2bget364 said:It can cause sterility in bulls if it becomes a major part of their diet.
Permanent or temperary
My understanding is that it's temporary. But don't take my word for it.
Craig-TX
PS Arnold's post went up before mine and is much more informative
dun":2gtlw24f said:Craig-TX":2gtlw24f said:txshowmom":2gtlw24f said:It can cause sterility in bulls if it becomes a major part of their diet.
Permanent or temperary
My understanding is that it's temporary. But don't take my word for it.
Craig-TX
PS Arnold's post went up before mine and is much more informative
The pperiod of temporary sterility is one of the things that there doesn't seem to be all that good of a handle on. I know of two Holsteins that had the problem, same farm, one was sterile for only a couple of months, the other for almost a year. But they were both 2 year olds so the age may have factored in somehow. BTW, he wasn't doing it intentionally. The bulls figured out how to worm there way onto the feed floor with the cows then sneak back where they belonged.
dun
Craig-TX":26whqpsv said:Too bad they were shooting blanks for a while. Bet they looked great doing it. Ha.
Craig-TX
Ryder":37uqs6qa said:You are talking cottonseed hulls, not cottonseed meal, right?
Did not mean to sound rude to you dun. You posted your comment while I was posting.dun":iacxuv7w said:Ryder":iacxuv7w said:You are talking cottonseed hulls, not cottonseed meal, right?
I don't know about the others, but I'm referring to whole cottonseed
dun
Showmom, as much feed as y'all use I'd say to try it. I haven't used any in about 20 years, but the best I recall it was a great supplement. Don't try to replace fiber with it, just use it to balance your hay/forage as a protein and energy source. Good fat content to it.txshowmom":3hezz2ij said:Has anyone ever fed straight cotten seed to your cattle. We can buy it by the truckload and shovel it in the feeders. What kind of results have you had. Is it good for them, do you still need to feed hay?
Showmom, at the risk of sounding iggnernt, do you mind me asking what a "nugget" is? Is that the same thing as a cube, just a regional difference in terminology?txshowmom":2j6ayf7w said:We feed nuggets to all the cows about 3 times a week......
Thanks!txshowmom":1p6stwbv said:yes they are the same thing.