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<blockquote data-quote="gizmom" data-source="post: 1064113" data-attributes="member: 13402"><p>This will only be the second year that we will be feeding peanut hay so we certainly are not experts. We did question a lot of folks that have used it prior to trying it. Last year we would put out peanut hay one day and the next day regular grass hay. The cows would eat the peanut hay like it was candy. Peanut hay is very high in protein ranging anywhere from 10 up to as much as 16% (this is what folks has said anyway) I can say the cows did very well last year on this hay. I found the following in an article put out by the university of Florida. Some farmers leave the hay on the fields some bale it depending on the chemicals used. This hay can't be stored in the weather it won't hold up.</p><p></p><p>Peanut Hay – consists of the vines and leaves of the annual peanut plant after the peanuts have been combined. Protein content of peanut hay is fair to good, while energy content is low. The coarse nature of peanut hay will result in a high degree of spoilage unless protected from rain. (Please note that certain chemicals used in peanut production are not cleared for the feeding of crop residue to livestock. Please read the label). This peanut hay should not be confused with perennial peanut hay. For more information on perennial peanut forage, please refer to the EDIS publication by Myer, et al. (2010).</p><p></p><p>Gizmom</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gizmom, post: 1064113, member: 13402"] This will only be the second year that we will be feeding peanut hay so we certainly are not experts. We did question a lot of folks that have used it prior to trying it. Last year we would put out peanut hay one day and the next day regular grass hay. The cows would eat the peanut hay like it was candy. Peanut hay is very high in protein ranging anywhere from 10 up to as much as 16% (this is what folks has said anyway) I can say the cows did very well last year on this hay. I found the following in an article put out by the university of Florida. Some farmers leave the hay on the fields some bale it depending on the chemicals used. This hay can't be stored in the weather it won't hold up. Peanut Hay – consists of the vines and leaves of the annual peanut plant after the peanuts have been combined. Protein content of peanut hay is fair to good, while energy content is low. The coarse nature of peanut hay will result in a high degree of spoilage unless protected from rain. (Please note that certain chemicals used in peanut production are not cleared for the feeding of crop residue to livestock. Please read the label). This peanut hay should not be confused with perennial peanut hay. For more information on perennial peanut forage, please refer to the EDIS publication by Myer, et al. (2010). Gizmom [/QUOTE]
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