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<blockquote data-quote="DiamondSCattleCo" data-source="post: 172765" data-attributes="member: 2862"><p>I'd read at one time that a cow can only digest about 2.5% - 3% of their body weight in dry roughage. I think the article had it wrong though, and meant that a cow needs 2.5% - 3% of their body weight in good quality DM to maintain their weight in reasonably warm weather (50F or so). Right now, its -10C avg and I'm feeding 90lbs of hay at 21% moisture. So DM intake is around 71 lbs. Alot of that isn't being digested, as the manure is pretty fibrous. Don't ask me how much though. I'm not gonna weigh it <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> I'm probably wasting about 10lbs/animal/day because I'm not using my hay saver feeders, just rings.</p><p></p><p>The neighbor tub grinds his feed. He's been able to drop to 70lbs/animal/day at 21% moisture. So 55 lbs of DM per animal: 4% of their body weight. Figure on a little waste, he's right in that 3.5% area.</p><p></p><p>Rod</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DiamondSCattleCo, post: 172765, member: 2862"] I'd read at one time that a cow can only digest about 2.5% - 3% of their body weight in dry roughage. I think the article had it wrong though, and meant that a cow needs 2.5% - 3% of their body weight in good quality DM to maintain their weight in reasonably warm weather (50F or so). Right now, its -10C avg and I'm feeding 90lbs of hay at 21% moisture. So DM intake is around 71 lbs. Alot of that isn't being digested, as the manure is pretty fibrous. Don't ask me how much though. I'm not gonna weigh it :) I'm probably wasting about 10lbs/animal/day because I'm not using my hay saver feeders, just rings. The neighbor tub grinds his feed. He's been able to drop to 70lbs/animal/day at 21% moisture. So 55 lbs of DM per animal: 4% of their body weight. Figure on a little waste, he's right in that 3.5% area. Rod [/QUOTE]
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