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Roughage supplies the cellulose needed for a healthy rumen microbial population, for the cellulose-digesting bacteria. However, dairy cattle, though supplied 70% roughage and 30% grain in their total mixed rations (TMRs), will commonly nose through such rations to reach the "good stuff" (being grain, mostly) and get themselves in a health situation where they are at high risk for acidosis. One reason for this is they eat a lot, and the second is that they are individually fed specific rations for their individual needs, which means they don't recieve competition from other cows to eat what they want to eat: instead they have time to pick through their rations, leaving out the less palatable stuff and eating the better-tasting, more palatable (and not necessarily more healthy) parts of their rations.
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Animal feed consist of Roughage and Concentrates How these two differ from each other Name one source of each for dairy animals?
roughages are usually high in fiber. concentrates are usually high in protein or carbohydrates. roughage: alfalfa hay concentrate: meat and bone meal
What are milk producing animals known as?
They are all together called "Milch Animals".Or else say them Dairy animals Eg. dairy cows, dairy goats
What kind of animals are on a dairy farm?
Dairy cows
How can you improve the dairy supply?
by finding a type of plant that increases the milk supply naturlly
How does dairy effect your body?
Helps supply calcuim.
What do you understand by roughage in the animal food?
an indigestible cell wall of plant cell that animals take in as food.
When was mother dairy setup in India and what was the aim of mother dairy?
Mother dairy was setup in 1974 and the aim of it was to supply the best milk in India.
Do peanuts have roughage?
does peanut have roughage.
What animals are on a dairy farm?
Cows
How many calories does roughage have per gram?
It is the beauty of roughage that it has no calories in it. With no calories in the roughage, you have many advantages with roughage. Roughage saves you from cancer of colon. roughage gives you smooth motion every day. It absorbs some fatty acids with them and gives you negative calories, probably.
What food group does butter go into?
Butter is still classed by retail and supply chain as a chilled dairy product.
What nation has the largest number of dairy animals?
india
