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Fescue Poisoning in Layman's Terms?
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<blockquote data-quote="agmantoo" data-source="post: 825326" data-attributes="member: 8973"><p>Your results are certainly different than mine regarding the cattle's taste or preference for various forages. Clovers and vetch are the first thing mind consume. As a feeder calf producer my cattle are accustomed to eating endophyte fescue and they also seem to like rye grass. Without a doubt more cattle are maintained on fescue than another grass in the USA. Fescue is the heart of my operation, I have a lush burst of growth in the Spring and I stockpile some of that growth for feeding in July and August when the fescue goes dormant. I do clip seed heads to minimize the endophyte content. Come September I again get a regrowth of the fescue which is grazed in the Fall and stockpiled to carry me through the Winter without hay. As a result, my feed costs are significantly below that of conventional producers. For me there certainly aren't any significant downside to grazing fescue 7/365. At certain times of the year fescue has more protein than alfalfa. As far as fescue tainting meat this is my first time hearing this. I would like to read regarding this occurrence if you have a link.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="agmantoo, post: 825326, member: 8973"] Your results are certainly different than mine regarding the cattle's taste or preference for various forages. Clovers and vetch are the first thing mind consume. As a feeder calf producer my cattle are accustomed to eating endophyte fescue and they also seem to like rye grass. Without a doubt more cattle are maintained on fescue than another grass in the USA. Fescue is the heart of my operation, I have a lush burst of growth in the Spring and I stockpile some of that growth for feeding in July and August when the fescue goes dormant. I do clip seed heads to minimize the endophyte content. Come September I again get a regrowth of the fescue which is grazed in the Fall and stockpiled to carry me through the Winter without hay. As a result, my feed costs are significantly below that of conventional producers. For me there certainly aren't any significant downside to grazing fescue 7/365. At certain times of the year fescue has more protein than alfalfa. As far as fescue tainting meat this is my first time hearing this. I would like to read regarding this occurrence if you have a link. [/QUOTE]
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