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<blockquote data-quote="Lucky_P" data-source="post: 958421" data-attributes="member: 12607"><p>backhoe,</p><p>I've seen - all too many times - folks feeding crappy overmature 'hay' harvested off CRP ground in October. Not at all unusual for it to test at 3-4% CP, with TDN <30. "It's better than a snowball.", they say - but it isn't MUCH better. Have seen heavily pregnant and cows nursing big young calves virtually starve to death with a belly full of that sort of crap - and they usually 'run out of gas' just before, or just as, the grass is greening up.</p><p>If folks have no standing grass or are feeding that sort of sorry forages, the protein tubs may be the easiest way to try to address the problem - but I see a lot more 'energy' deficiency than I do 'protein deficiency'. The tubs are pretty doggone costly for what they provide; in most cases, folks would probably be $$ ahead purchasing some decent hay and a little grain. </p><p>A lot of times, I see cattle on pretty decent grass, with those tubs out. They probably don't need 'em. Good stockpiled fescue has a much higher protein content than a dry cow or bred heifer needs to get by. Some folks just like to feed cattle, I guess...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lucky_P, post: 958421, member: 12607"] backhoe, I've seen - all too many times - folks feeding crappy overmature 'hay' harvested off CRP ground in October. Not at all unusual for it to test at 3-4% CP, with TDN <30. "It's better than a snowball.", they say - but it isn't MUCH better. Have seen heavily pregnant and cows nursing big young calves virtually starve to death with a belly full of that sort of crap - and they usually 'run out of gas' just before, or just as, the grass is greening up. If folks have no standing grass or are feeding that sort of sorry forages, the protein tubs may be the easiest way to try to address the problem - but I see a lot more 'energy' deficiency than I do 'protein deficiency'. The tubs are pretty doggone costly for what they provide; in most cases, folks would probably be $$ ahead purchasing some decent hay and a little grain. A lot of times, I see cattle on pretty decent grass, with those tubs out. They probably don't need 'em. Good stockpiled fescue has a much higher protein content than a dry cow or bred heifer needs to get by. Some folks just like to feed cattle, I guess... [/QUOTE]
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