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<blockquote data-quote="novatech" data-source="post: 462232" data-attributes="member: 5494"><p>It is a matter of perspective. When you maximize with a single variety of grass, are you doing what is best for the cattle, and the land? In a cow calf operation, I beleive a variety of forages does more for a balanced diet. Cattle seem to eat what their body requires. Otherwise why would they eat mineral. I like my pastures to be mostly high protein grass, but haveing access to brush, vines, weeds, legumes, and other plants helps in their over-all nutritional needs. I have observed cattle prefering some weeds,at young growth stage, over what I would consider the better grass right next to it. I have seen cattle do well on nothing but forest land for grazing.</p><p>Many plants which are considered weeds by some are now being cultivated by others for their beneficial atributes, Illinois Bundleflower being one of them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="novatech, post: 462232, member: 5494"] It is a matter of perspective. When you maximize with a single variety of grass, are you doing what is best for the cattle, and the land? In a cow calf operation, I beleive a variety of forages does more for a balanced diet. Cattle seem to eat what their body requires. Otherwise why would they eat mineral. I like my pastures to be mostly high protein grass, but haveing access to brush, vines, weeds, legumes, and other plants helps in their over-all nutritional needs. I have observed cattle prefering some weeds,at young growth stage, over what I would consider the better grass right next to it. I have seen cattle do well on nothing but forest land for grazing. Many plants which are considered weeds by some are now being cultivated by others for their beneficial atributes, Illinois Bundleflower being one of them. [/QUOTE]
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