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fescue no milk
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<blockquote data-quote="agmantoo" data-source="post: 788124" data-attributes="member: 8973"><p>cowboy,</p><p>I live one state south of you. My herd is only slightly smaller than yours. For nearly 10 years I have done rotational grazing year round with no grain or feed supplement, no hay except in a major drought situation. I do feed a cheap mineral/salt supplement. My sole forage 365 days a year is fescue ky31 with clovers, mostly ladino. I even harvest and replant my own seed. I do not have the problems you mentioned with my endophyte infected fescue. I apply no commercial fertilizer but do use what chicken litter I can get from a single layer house. My cow herd is a closed herd but with outside purchased bulls. I do have a problem with the bulls maintaining condition. Seems to me that the bulls that I purchase were supplemented with grain and when the grain is absent and they are breeding frequently the weight drops. If we knew the difference between our herds, I think we would have the answer to your question.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="agmantoo, post: 788124, member: 8973"] cowboy, I live one state south of you. My herd is only slightly smaller than yours. For nearly 10 years I have done rotational grazing year round with no grain or feed supplement, no hay except in a major drought situation. I do feed a cheap mineral/salt supplement. My sole forage 365 days a year is fescue ky31 with clovers, mostly ladino. I even harvest and replant my own seed. I do not have the problems you mentioned with my endophyte infected fescue. I apply no commercial fertilizer but do use what chicken litter I can get from a single layer house. My cow herd is a closed herd but with outside purchased bulls. I do have a problem with the bulls maintaining condition. Seems to me that the bulls that I purchase were supplemented with grain and when the grain is absent and they are breeding frequently the weight drops. If we knew the difference between our herds, I think we would have the answer to your question. [/QUOTE]
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