Comments on: What Do Beef Cattle Eat? http://www.farmingfriends.com/what-do-beef-cattle-eat/ Meet the animals and harvest the information without getting your hands dirty! Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:44:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.6 by: Sara @ Farming Friends http://www.farmingfriends.com/what-do-beef-cattle-eat/#comment-43 Sun, 11 Mar 2007 14:01:15 +0000 http://www.farmingfriends.com/what-do-beef-cattle-eat/#comment-43 Hi Stephen, Yes maize is made into silage to feed to cattle. Usually it is fed to dairy cows because it is high in energy and milk production requires alot of energy. The carbohydrate can increase the protein content of milk which is called the glucose sparing effect of energy deficient grass based diets. Thanks for your comment. Sara@ Farming Friends Hi Stephen,

Yes maize is made into silage to feed to cattle. Usually it is fed to dairy cows because it is high in energy and milk production requires alot of energy. The carbohydrate can increase the protein content of milk which is called the glucose sparing effect of energy deficient grass based diets.

Thanks for your comment.

Sara@ Farming Friends

]]> by: Stephen http://www.farmingfriends.com/what-do-beef-cattle-eat/#comment-9 Sun, 11 Feb 2007 14:43:10 +0000 http://www.farmingfriends.com/what-do-beef-cattle-eat/#comment-9 When driving around the countryside I have seen fields of corn on the cob (maize). Is this grown to feed to cattle? If so, which types of cattle eat it and why? When driving around the countryside I have seen fields of corn on the cob (maize). Is this grown to feed to cattle? If so, which types of cattle eat it and why?

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