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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 724979" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>Hate to admit it, but we rarely test our forage (and hubby takes test samples for his customers all the time!). You can tell if they are getting the right amount of protein by their manure piles. The higher the protein the looser/runnier the manure -- the lower the protein the harder/thicker the manure. (gotta give them about 7 days of suttle diet change to "really" be able to "read" the paddies) Cows on hay should drop a pile of manure that settles down into a "paddy". If the manure is coming out like horse turds - they are either dehydraded or the protein is NOT sufficient. Cattle can starve to death, knee deep in grass or hay if it does not have the nutrients needed.</p><p>Noone can tell you how much grain you need to be feeding. If you have good hay, and she is in good BCS, she should only need hay. If your hay/grass is poor, suppliment her. If her TOTAL diet is "just right" as far as total protein intake, she will not grow her calf any bigger than normal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 724979, member: 968"] Hate to admit it, but we rarely test our forage (and hubby takes test samples for his customers all the time!). You can tell if they are getting the right amount of protein by their manure piles. The higher the protein the looser/runnier the manure -- the lower the protein the harder/thicker the manure. (gotta give them about 7 days of suttle diet change to "really" be able to "read" the paddies) Cows on hay should drop a pile of manure that settles down into a "paddy". If the manure is coming out like horse turds - they are either dehydraded or the protein is NOT sufficient. Cattle can starve to death, knee deep in grass or hay if it does not have the nutrients needed. Noone can tell you how much grain you need to be feeding. If you have good hay, and she is in good BCS, she should only need hay. If your hay/grass is poor, suppliment her. If her TOTAL diet is "just right" as far as total protein intake, she will not grow her calf any bigger than normal. [/QUOTE]
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