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Seed heads do they digest or just pass toxic fescue
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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 1494107" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>OK - I had an article in my newsletter in November about frost seeding. It discussed FEEDING seeds (like red clover in mineral or in a grain formula).</p><p>Here is a section from the article:</p><p><em>"The ruminant digestive tract is a very intense system that contains microorganisms capable of digesting fiber, rapid changes in pH, high temperatures, the grinding pressure of ruminal contractions, and repeated opportunity for chewing during rumination. To study the impact of passage through the digestive system on seed viability, fecal samples were taken from cattle consuming mineral containing either coated or uncoated seeds.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>After passage, the average viability of fed seeds ranged from 0 to 14 percent. Coated seeds had a lower average viability after passage, which is also suspected to be due to the moisture holding capacity of the coating. The reduction in seed viability from 96 percent out of the bag to 14 percent out of the animal is a clear hindrance on the success of this method."</em></p><p></p><p>Although this is not what you are asking, it gives you an idea how little will germinate and then survive.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 1494107, member: 968"] OK - I had an article in my newsletter in November about frost seeding. It discussed FEEDING seeds (like red clover in mineral or in a grain formula). Here is a section from the article: [i]"The ruminant digestive tract is a very intense system that contains microorganisms capable of digesting fiber, rapid changes in pH, high temperatures, the grinding pressure of ruminal contractions, and repeated opportunity for chewing during rumination. To study the impact of passage through the digestive system on seed viability, fecal samples were taken from cattle consuming mineral containing either coated or uncoated seeds. After passage, the average viability of fed seeds ranged from 0 to 14 percent. Coated seeds had a lower average viability after passage, which is also suspected to be due to the moisture holding capacity of the coating. The reduction in seed viability from 96 percent out of the bag to 14 percent out of the animal is a clear hindrance on the success of this method."[/i] Although this is not what you are asking, it gives you an idea how little will germinate and then survive. [/QUOTE]
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