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<blockquote data-quote="fourstates" data-source="post: 575840" data-attributes="member: 5918"><p>"Energy" comes directly from carbohydrates (sugars & starches). The animal can use carbs, protein and fat to produce energy, but only protein can build muscle and organ tissue, this includes healing. Fat and protein will be converted to "energy" only if the animal needs it. Excess carbs, protein and fat are stored as fat. The body can not convert carbs or fat to protein, and this is a very important factor in growing and developing animals, or animals recovering from illness or injury. Cattle can take the nitrogen from the forage and convert it to protein. (Humans can't do this)</p><p></p><p>Those protein licks are designed to supplement poor quality forage and hay. They are full of sugar to entice the animal to use them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fourstates, post: 575840, member: 5918"] "Energy" comes directly from carbohydrates (sugars & starches). The animal can use carbs, protein and fat to produce energy, but only protein can build muscle and organ tissue, this includes healing. Fat and protein will be converted to "energy" only if the animal needs it. Excess carbs, protein and fat are stored as fat. The body can not convert carbs or fat to protein, and this is a very important factor in growing and developing animals, or animals recovering from illness or injury. Cattle can take the nitrogen from the forage and convert it to protein. (Humans can't do this) Those protein licks are designed to supplement poor quality forage and hay. They are full of sugar to entice the animal to use them. [/QUOTE]
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