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New crop Alfalfa - Two Bloated Calfs
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<blockquote data-quote="msscamp" data-source="post: 387560" data-attributes="member: 539"><p>Calves can and do bloat on alfalfa hay - especially if they are not used to it and you suddenly start feeding them straight high quality, highly digestible alfalfa hay. If memory serves, it's the digestibility that gets you in trouble. The best way to protect them is to test your alfalfa hay, so you know what kind of protein and digestibility you're dealing with. Once you know that, you can then cut it with grass hay to prevent the problem. I personally would never feed calves straight alfalfa hay free choice, and I would be very careful even feeding a set amount of straight alfalfa hay. I would either be mix it with good quality grass hay - 1 bale of alfalfa for every 2, maybe 3 bales of grass - or it would be alternated - one day alfalfa, the next 2 days grass.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="msscamp, post: 387560, member: 539"] Calves can and do bloat on alfalfa hay - especially if they are not used to it and you suddenly start feeding them straight high quality, highly digestible alfalfa hay. If memory serves, it's the digestibility that gets you in trouble. The best way to protect them is to test your alfalfa hay, so you know what kind of protein and digestibility you're dealing with. Once you know that, you can then cut it with grass hay to prevent the problem. I personally would never feed calves straight alfalfa hay free choice, and I would be very careful even feeding a set amount of straight alfalfa hay. I would either be mix it with good quality grass hay - 1 bale of alfalfa for every 2, maybe 3 bales of grass - or it would be alternated - one day alfalfa, the next 2 days grass. [/QUOTE]
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