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<blockquote data-quote="dun" data-source="post: 65379" data-attributes="member: 34"><p>This part of an on-going discussion among a group of grazing dairy people:</p><p></p><p>>>>>> I'm pointing out that grain feeding causes changes</p><p>in the rumen and the rumen microflora. That this is clearest in the extreme</p><p>case doesn't mean it may not be real in a more moderate case. And one of</p><p>the difficulties is determining what is moderate or light or sort of</p><p>moderate or more toward the heavy side or on partial feed or fully</p><p>supplemented or heavily supplemented ...</p><p></p><p>====</p><p></p><p>Like so many things in life it is important to not go to extremes but rather</p><p>to take a balanced approach. Scientists have studied this for decades,</p><p>particularly at the Land Grant Universities, such as ours here in Wisconsin.</p><p>If you give the ruminant, or any animal, a good diet, that is balanced for</p><p>the nutrients they need, they will do well and the pappillae if a ruminant</p><p>will do very well. Yes, even with your demonized grain ... when used in</p><p>moderation. In fact, we do know that not using grain for higher producing</p><p>dairy cattle is a guarantee to negatively affect their health.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dun, post: 65379, member: 34"] This part of an on-going discussion among a group of grazing dairy people: >>>>> I'm pointing out that grain feeding causes changes in the rumen and the rumen microflora. That this is clearest in the extreme case doesn't mean it may not be real in a more moderate case. And one of the difficulties is determining what is moderate or light or sort of moderate or more toward the heavy side or on partial feed or fully supplemented or heavily supplemented ... ==== Like so many things in life it is important to not go to extremes but rather to take a balanced approach. Scientists have studied this for decades, particularly at the Land Grant Universities, such as ours here in Wisconsin. If you give the ruminant, or any animal, a good diet, that is balanced for the nutrients they need, they will do well and the pappillae if a ruminant will do very well. Yes, even with your demonized grain ... when used in moderation. In fact, we do know that not using grain for higher producing dairy cattle is a guarantee to negatively affect their health. [/QUOTE]
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