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<blockquote data-quote="msscamp" data-source="post: 436451" data-attributes="member: 539"><p>It is indeed true that a different enzyme/microbe is needed for digesting corn. There are different microbes that allow digestion of different things - that is why you should never, ever suddenly change feeds. In the case of corn, if you suddenly add more than 1-2% of the animals body weight in corn to their diet, or if you've built them up to a large amount of corn - say around 15, 20 lbs of corn/day (depending on the body weight of the individual animal), and then suddenly take it away, you're looking at a good case of acidosis. It takes a while for the microbes to build up, and it takes a while for them to die when that particular feed is no longer being fed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="msscamp, post: 436451, member: 539"] It is indeed true that a different enzyme/microbe is needed for digesting corn. There are different microbes that allow digestion of different things - that is why you should never, ever suddenly change feeds. In the case of corn, if you suddenly add more than 1-2% of the animals body weight in corn to their diet, or if you've built them up to a large amount of corn - say around 15, 20 lbs of corn/day (depending on the body weight of the individual animal), and then suddenly take it away, you're looking at a good case of acidosis. It takes a while for the microbes to build up, and it takes a while for them to die when that particular feed is no longer being fed. [/QUOTE]
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