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<blockquote data-quote="MrBilly" data-source="post: 166447" data-attributes="member: 87"><p>For the life of me I can't understand why someone would go to the expense of baling or buying good quality hay and then leave it out in the weather not protected? Many studies show at least a 30% loss in quality? sometimes more, topped with higher feeding losses.</p><p></p><p>A study in Louisiana found Losses of 43% for hay on ground; 32% on gravel; 37% on tires; 31% on wooden rack; 12% on wooden rack with plastic cover; and fianlly 2% in a pole barn. </p><p></p><p>Animal refusal of the hay in the same study ran from 66% on the ground down to 3% in the pole barn.</p><p></p><p>There are some pretty good covers out their that are relatively cheap - Dun has used them and might give us the name.</p><p></p><p>Billy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrBilly, post: 166447, member: 87"] For the life of me I can't understand why someone would go to the expense of baling or buying good quality hay and then leave it out in the weather not protected? Many studies show at least a 30% loss in quality? sometimes more, topped with higher feeding losses. A study in Louisiana found Losses of 43% for hay on ground; 32% on gravel; 37% on tires; 31% on wooden rack; 12% on wooden rack with plastic cover; and fianlly 2% in a pole barn. Animal refusal of the hay in the same study ran from 66% on the ground down to 3% in the pole barn. There are some pretty good covers out their that are relatively cheap - Dun has used them and might give us the name. Billy [/QUOTE]
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