Guest guest Posted December 12, 1998 Report Share Posted December 12, 1998 Rohita Prabhu wrote: >comment: >If I may explain my line of reasoning. > >Generally when spring grasses come most cows will stop eating hay those who >are not so mobile or have some stomach problems from the fresh grasses will >decrease their eating of grass and increase their hay consumption. If there is >no hay or no access to roughage from woodland pastures the result will be they >will again increase their grass consumption the end result being continual >diarrea and/or compaction. > >During the summer season few will eat hay and those that do are either in need >of special care (usally old and/or lame). They will not consume large amounts. >A herd of 80 may only consume 2 or 3 bales during the 'off hay season' time. >It is just a safety valve that may give a few animals an extra push. > >If given facility cows can better judge than us if they had a need in their >diet for something and will as individuals use according. > Okay. How about this. This is what we have in Recommended f) Hay should be available for all animals. Change to: f) Hay should be available for all animals in the winter, available in the spring for gradual transition of feeding to green pastures, and available to only old and lame animals in the summer when there is suffcient green pastures. This is in permitted. It can be deleted 4) While pasturing in sufficient green grasses hay may be omitted for healthy cows Okay? Your servant, Chayadevi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 1998 Report Share Posted December 15, 1998 This is standard practice in all dairy farms in France. It is important to mention this for the less experienced cow-herds. It really isn't spoiling the cows, or wasting money. It's a matter of health practice and protection for those who would otherwise be left to starve in the stampede. > Change to: > f) Hay should be available for all animals in the winter, available in the > spring for gradual transition of feeding to green pastures, and available to > only old and lame animals in the summer when there is suffcient green > pastures. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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