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New crop Alfalfa - Two Bloated Calfs
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<blockquote data-quote="sjr725" data-source="post: 388253" data-attributes="member: 4936"><p>New alfalfa like the first or second year it's been in, is particularly hazardous - not to say you shouldn't feed it - but you just need to be careful, it has a much finer stem and the leaves are a much greater percentage of the total feed - and so particularly potent. An older crop is heavier in the stem and that is just good roughage and fiber and will dilute the leaves in the total amount of feed volume and it's a little tougher to chew so it slows them down a bit at the feed bunk. When we put in a new alfalfa crop about 4 years ago - I bought grass hay to mix with it the first winter - and ALWAYS keep the bloat blocks out when you're feeding alfalfa - expecially when you bring them off of dry grass. Since we graze our alfalfa in the late fall/winter - we are especially vigilant about bloat medicine in the mineral feeders and bloat blocks near all the water troughs and shelter areas - it's cheap prevention. A little care can save you alot of $$</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sjr725, post: 388253, member: 4936"] New alfalfa like the first or second year it's been in, is particularly hazardous - not to say you shouldn't feed it - but you just need to be careful, it has a much finer stem and the leaves are a much greater percentage of the total feed - and so particularly potent. An older crop is heavier in the stem and that is just good roughage and fiber and will dilute the leaves in the total amount of feed volume and it's a little tougher to chew so it slows them down a bit at the feed bunk. When we put in a new alfalfa crop about 4 years ago - I bought grass hay to mix with it the first winter - and ALWAYS keep the bloat blocks out when you're feeding alfalfa - expecially when you bring them off of dry grass. Since we graze our alfalfa in the late fall/winter - we are especially vigilant about bloat medicine in the mineral feeders and bloat blocks near all the water troughs and shelter areas - it's cheap prevention. A little care can save you alot of $$ [/QUOTE]
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