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<blockquote data-quote="TexasBred" data-source="post: 1179915" data-attributes="member: 6897"><p>Not really if done properly. If the cow is accustomed to feeding on high levels of fiber and low levels of starch, then the rumen is equipped with more fiber-digesting microbes. Then, if the food content is <strong>suddenly changed to high starch</strong> and low fiber, the bovine would not be able to properly digest the feeds. This may lead to sudden decrease in pH, as the starch just sits in the rumen and ferments, and can cause harmful illness such as acidosis. </p><p></p><p>Done gradually and then regularly she should be able to digest both. Dairy cattle often get as much as 15-18 lbs. of pure corn a day along with grain by-products, protein sources and roughage and handle them well as long as you maintain a balance between the grain and the roughage sources...60:40 roughage to grain ratio being ideal but 50:50 being acceptable. Rumen buffers are often used with them as well to maintain the rumen ph and avoid acidosis and ensure utilization of all components of the diet. A few pounds of corn per day should do no harm what so ever and would be utilized by the cow.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TexasBred, post: 1179915, member: 6897"] Not really if done properly. If the cow is accustomed to feeding on high levels of fiber and low levels of starch, then the rumen is equipped with more fiber-digesting microbes. Then, if the food content is [b]suddenly changed to high starch[/b] and low fiber, the bovine would not be able to properly digest the feeds. This may lead to sudden decrease in pH, as the starch just sits in the rumen and ferments, and can cause harmful illness such as acidosis. Done gradually and then regularly she should be able to digest both. Dairy cattle often get as much as 15-18 lbs. of pure corn a day along with grain by-products, protein sources and roughage and handle them well as long as you maintain a balance between the grain and the roughage sources...60:40 roughage to grain ratio being ideal but 50:50 being acceptable. Rumen buffers are often used with them as well to maintain the rumen ph and avoid acidosis and ensure utilization of all components of the diet. A few pounds of corn per day should do no harm what so ever and would be utilized by the cow. [/QUOTE]
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