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<blockquote data-quote="novatech" data-source="post: 1170000" data-attributes="member: 5494"><p>TB if I wanted info on feed or cattle nutrition you would one of the first people I would go to for info. Haveing said this I still have to disagree with you on this. At present I have a Brahman bull and 4 Hereford cows penned up for breeding. These cattle started off on Tifton 85 hay. Judging by their droppings the hay was well over 12% protein. I changed over to some spring cut low quality hay. It was full of old spear grass from winter, unfertilized Tifton and Johnson grass. The cattle consumed over double the amount as the good Tifton. The droppings thickened some but did not stack up. The cattle were also supplemented with a 12% protein complete feed, for the mineral than for feed value. The were fed 10 lbs per day. Not each but all together.</p><p>The milk production does not seem to be hurting. But then I am not weighing the calves. The bcs of the cows and bull also do not seem the be diminishing. </p><p>Another thing is that my pastures are extremely dried out (Greening up from a recent 1 inch shower). The cattle have maintained a very good body condition and are raising good fat fast growing calves. I attribute this to being good highly efficient cattle, the right breeding with the right phenotype.</p><p>PS. I just want to add my favorite expression. I don't always know what I think I know. Most of my knowledge comes from close observation, experience (60 years of doing something wrong don't make it right ) and listening to people like you and a few others on these boards, and elsewhere.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="novatech, post: 1170000, member: 5494"] TB if I wanted info on feed or cattle nutrition you would one of the first people I would go to for info. Haveing said this I still have to disagree with you on this. At present I have a Brahman bull and 4 Hereford cows penned up for breeding. These cattle started off on Tifton 85 hay. Judging by their droppings the hay was well over 12% protein. I changed over to some spring cut low quality hay. It was full of old spear grass from winter, unfertilized Tifton and Johnson grass. The cattle consumed over double the amount as the good Tifton. The droppings thickened some but did not stack up. The cattle were also supplemented with a 12% protein complete feed, for the mineral than for feed value. The were fed 10 lbs per day. Not each but all together. The milk production does not seem to be hurting. But then I am not weighing the calves. The bcs of the cows and bull also do not seem the be diminishing. Another thing is that my pastures are extremely dried out (Greening up from a recent 1 inch shower). The cattle have maintained a very good body condition and are raising good fat fast growing calves. I attribute this to being good highly efficient cattle, the right breeding with the right phenotype. PS. I just want to add my favorite expression. I don't always know what I think I know. Most of my knowledge comes from close observation, experience (60 years of doing something wrong don't make it right ) and listening to people like you and a few others on these boards, and elsewhere. [/QUOTE]
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