Yes, those are one of their favorite forages to munch on. Just be aware that the cows are not hungry when they're put out in a pasture or field of alfalfa. If they're hungry when fed alfalfa or are put on alfalfa pasture when there's still dew on the plants, they run a high risk of bloating.
Alfalfa is often used as feed for horses. It is also fed to cows. Rabbits can eat alfalfa but should be fed timothy grass.
Alfalfa is used as an animal feed. Horses, cows, sheep it it.
Cows can eat just about everything. Be wary about stink weeds and alfalfa. If cows eat to much alfalfa, their stomach will bloat and they can die. If you have dairy cows it is best to let them out in pasture that does not have any stink weeds. They will eat those and their milk will become sour. Make sure that the cow gets dewormed or it could become very sick. The only thing with eating dandilions is that they can get worms from them. The little leaf bugs do cause sicknesses. Sometimes it is better to go with pellets instead of just grass.
Wisconsin has great soil and the limestone bedrock has calcium which is good for the grass and alfalfa that the cows eat.
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Cows eat corn, any grain, alfalfa and clover, and silage (either green corn stalks or other plant that is chopped into small pieces and fermented in a sealed environment).
Yes. A lot of the legume plants that they eat have flowers--clover, alfalfa, sanfoin, etc--thus it isn't all that uncommon for a cow to eat a bunch of flowers in addition to the grass they graze.
Yes. Grasses are essentially leaves, cows will also eat leaves off of trees and shrubs and eat leaves (as well as the stems) from forbs like alfalfa.
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There is. Alfalfa hay is exactly that, hay. Your horse should never eat a first or second cutting. This is usually what dairy cows eat, the protein content is too high for a horse. Alfalfa meal is chopped alfalfa hay mixed with other things incuding molasses. Horses love alfalfa meal and it is a great thing to feed if you have a 'hard keeper'. (a horse that is hard to keep weight on) But remember, just like any sweet feed or grain it has a higher protein percentage and can make your horse run a little 'hot'.
yes deer eat anything that's green
The nutritional value of alfalfa and other hays depends on when it is cut and have noted that milk production of dairy cattle rose dramatically when cows were fed alfalfa that was harvested at first flower.