LaneFarms
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Anyone who is feeding it as a protein supplement for brood cows, how much and how often are you feeding it. I have a chance to feed some but have never messed with it before.
LaneFarms":368de4oq said:Anyone who is feeding it as a protein supplement for brood cows, how much and how often are you feeding it. I have a chance to feed some but have never messed with it before.
GMN":2pg6xywf said:its pretty expensive right now, could be something cheaper to feed, if cost is a problem for you.
GMN
LaneFarms":38tjxfgd said:Anyone who is feeding it as a protein supplement for brood cows, how much and how often are you feeding it. I have a chance to feed some but have never messed with it before.
jilleroo said:When conditions warrant its use, we feed WCS to large numbers of cows, free choice, and have never had any problems. We use both purpose-built mobile feeders and open trailer loads of it parked at the watering points. The cows can eat as much or as little as they want, even if they're in poor condition and hungry. It's a first class feed and very safe.
Cottonseed which has been de-linted is a different thing altogether - hungry cattle can gorge on it and die en masse.[/quote]
Have you actually seen this happen? Feeding either "free choice" is taking a chance simply because WCS does contain gossypol. When feeding delinted WCS you have about twice as many seed pass thru the cow undigested as when you feed fuzzy seed. Both can work well into a ration when fed properly but I wouldn't want to feed that much protein "free choice" to anything.
Tod Dague":328lubxc said:The fat in the WCS acts as a limiter, typical limiting is around 7 lbs per day.
Tod Dague":k50zste6 said:http://www.auburn.edu/~rankidl/cottonseed.html
I personally haven't feed it free choice, I'm to much of a control freak, but my brother has and was pleased with the results.
It isn't a long article, if you had difficulty reading it maybe someone can help you. You stated the fat content wouldn't limit the intake, I gave you an article that stated otherwise. Feel free to believe and do what you want.TexasBred":2emem3i0 said:Tod Dague":2emem3i0 said:http://www.auburn.edu/~rankidl/cottonseed.html
I personally haven't feed it free choice, I'm to much of a control freak, but my brother has and was pleased with the results.
I've never known too many cows to limit their intake of anything except for limiters man put in the feed. I wouldn't depend on my cows to limit their intake on cottonseed or combination of ALL cotton products due to the chances of gossypol poisoning. Wonder how many the guys that did this article had die on them during their tests or did I overlook that. ;-)