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Feeding Candy to your herd?
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<blockquote data-quote="dcara" data-source="post: 171953" data-attributes="member: 473"><p>Candy was actually mentioned in Alabama Coop Extension System publication anr-1237 as a byproduct feed. Below is the excerpt from that publication. Also here's the link to the article</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/A/ANR-1237/" target="_blank">http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/A/ANR-1237/</a></p><p> </p><p></p><p></p><p>Candy</p><p>A considerable amount of candy that does not meet specifications for human consumption falls into the livestock feed channels each year. Most of the hard candy is predominantly sugar and can be fed with good results to beef cattle at rates of 10 to 20 percent of the total daily intake. It contains similar energy amounts to corn with little to no protein content.</p><p></p><p>Large quantities of chocolate candy should be avoided because of the amount of theophylline and theobromine in the chocolate. In addition, milk chocolate may contain as much as 28 percent fat and should be fed accordingly.</p><p></p><p>Individual pieces of hard candy are prone to agglutinating into large chunks under hot, humid conditions making handling of the product difficult. Candy should not be used as a sole supplement for beef cattle, but it can certainly be used for operations capable of mixing several commodities into a single diet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dcara, post: 171953, member: 473"] Candy was actually mentioned in Alabama Coop Extension System publication anr-1237 as a byproduct feed. Below is the excerpt from that publication. Also here's the link to the article [url=http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/A/ANR-1237/]http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/A/ANR-1237/[/url] Candy A considerable amount of candy that does not meet specifications for human consumption falls into the livestock feed channels each year. Most of the hard candy is predominantly sugar and can be fed with good results to beef cattle at rates of 10 to 20 percent of the total daily intake. It contains similar energy amounts to corn with little to no protein content. Large quantities of chocolate candy should be avoided because of the amount of theophylline and theobromine in the chocolate. In addition, milk chocolate may contain as much as 28 percent fat and should be fed accordingly. Individual pieces of hard candy are prone to agglutinating into large chunks under hot, humid conditions making handling of the product difficult. Candy should not be used as a sole supplement for beef cattle, but it can certainly be used for operations capable of mixing several commodities into a single diet. [/QUOTE]
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