Can you feed hog mash to cows?

Answer 1

No. Pig feed contains animal by products that could potentially contain prions that cause Mad Cow Disease or Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy. All feed products that contain any sort of animal byproducts (blood meal, fish meal, etc.) are prohibited from being fed to ruminants like cattle in the USA and Canada.

Answer 2

Absolutely NOT! Hog MASH contains animal by-product (which will contain parts of other animals, including other cows) which is ILLEGAL to be fed to cattle because it may potentially hold prions that will cause havoc 10 years down the line for not only your herd, but you. Ten years is the time period it takes for a prion of the disease known as Mad Cow Disease (or Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy) to incubate before it starts causing significant and irreversable damage that will make a lot of trouble for you. You could be placed in jail and have all your cattle euthanized in front of you for feeding this feed to your cattle and for getting your cattle sick with BSE, especially if you live in a country (like Canada, the European Union and the USA) where feeding such feeds is absolutely prohibited, no ifs ands or buts! BSE is a serious disease with no treatments, and is something that MUST be taken seriously, no matter what. You can't vaccinate for the disease, you can only prevent it by not feeding any sort of animal by-product to your cattle, from hog feed or chicken feed to bone or blood meal intended for plants.

Please do yourself a favor and find something better to feed your cattle. Alfalfa hay and grain or any other cattle feed that does not contain animal by product that has protein in it is something to look for.