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<blockquote data-quote="Sd1030" data-source="post: 1548962" data-attributes="member: 23833"><p>This year has been a year of un normals for me as im sure it has been for the everyone else. Ive tried some different hay types this year and that leads me to my question. I done a spring cutting of a grazing rye, grazing rye/ochard mixed and gr/redclover mix. This summer i done several cuttings of hybird pearl millet. I know my cuttings were late due to weather so the hay was a tad mature. I started feeding the millet first and the cows ate it and were going through approximately 3 rolls a day. When i swioto the rye they have slowed down on consumption. I know that there is usually a "change over" period in switching hay as far as their digestive tract adapts to the new stuff. My main question is if the rye is a better quality will that reduce intake? If its nutritionally better will they fill up on less? I know this is prolly a dumb question but its interesting to me to see the difference and im curious as to the probable cause. I also know testing hay would be the true tell tell but I didn't get to do that this year.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sd1030, post: 1548962, member: 23833"] This year has been a year of un normals for me as im sure it has been for the everyone else. Ive tried some different hay types this year and that leads me to my question. I done a spring cutting of a grazing rye, grazing rye/ochard mixed and gr/redclover mix. This summer i done several cuttings of hybird pearl millet. I know my cuttings were late due to weather so the hay was a tad mature. I started feeding the millet first and the cows ate it and were going through approximately 3 rolls a day. When i swioto the rye they have slowed down on consumption. I know that there is usually a “change over” period in switching hay as far as their digestive tract adapts to the new stuff. My main question is if the rye is a better quality will that reduce intake? If its nutritionally better will they fill up on less? I know this is prolly a dumb question but its interesting to me to see the difference and im curious as to the probable cause. I also know testing hay would be the true tell tell but I didn’t get to do that this year. [/QUOTE]
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