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feeding out cows for meat
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<blockquote data-quote="TexasBred" data-source="post: 1337091" data-attributes="member: 6897"><p>There is different bacteria for digesting grains as opposed to digesting roughage products. You're cows most likely have acidosis from an excessive amount of grain and most of the roughage (fiber) digesting bacteria have died off due to change of rumen ph. Just because grazing and/or hay is available doesn't mean they will necessarily eat enough of it to maintain rumen ph and function and if they eat it much of it will pass thru undigested. Back off the corn, increase the hay and if you have it available add something like cottonseed hulls to the corn to slow down consumption and put some roughage in their rumen.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TexasBred, post: 1337091, member: 6897"] There is different bacteria for digesting grains as opposed to digesting roughage products. You're cows most likely have acidosis from an excessive amount of grain and most of the roughage (fiber) digesting bacteria have died off due to change of rumen ph. Just because grazing and/or hay is available doesn't mean they will necessarily eat enough of it to maintain rumen ph and function and if they eat it much of it will pass thru undigested. Back off the corn, increase the hay and if you have it available add something like cottonseed hulls to the corn to slow down consumption and put some roughage in their rumen. [/QUOTE]
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