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Because they need to make winter feed for their livestock during the winter, otherwise their livestock would simply starve to death on nothing but snow to eat on.
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What are good crops to grow in Maryland in 2009?
Fresh produce of every type, hay and corn silage for the dairy farmers,
Why do people often use a silage?
Silage is a type of fermented stored animal fodder that is used to feed cows and sheep. It is used by farmers because the fermenting process gives the fodder a nutritional benefit over hay or grass.
What is the diet of a sheep?
Water, grass, hay, silage and grain
Do cows eat everything?
No. Cows are herbivores, meaning that they are strictly plant-eating animals, not omnivores nor carnivores. Cows eat grass, hay and silage and should eat just grass, hay and silage.
Moldy hay can be fed to a horse when?
NEVER feed mouldy hay to horses( or mouldy pellets, grains or chaff) Horses will usually tell you if the hay is mouldy(unless they are very hungry) but not wanting to eat it. Dont confuse mouldy hay with silage or haylage, but be verycareful feeding silage and haylage to horses.
What is another word for hay?
Forage, fodder, dried grass, and silage are just a few synonym's for hay.
What is a legume grown for hay or silage?
There is more than one legume that is used for hay and/or silage, for example: Alfalfa Red Clover White Dutch Clover Arrowleaf Clover Sanfoin Birdsfoot Trefoil Cicer Milkvetch
How does a black angus cow obtain energy?
From the grass, hay, grain or silage she consumes.
What does a male sheep eat?
The same as female sheep - grass, hay, silage and grain
What are 3 types of feeds that are most beneficial to ruminants?
Hay, grass, grain and/or silage.
What does cow energy intake come from?
The feed it eats (grass, hay, grain, silage). Grain and silage is higher in energy (in the form of fats) than other feed sources.
What is a Belgian blue cows diet?
Same as any bovine: grass, hay, silage, grain, etc.
