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It is actually not important at all, especially for cattle. Cattle can live just fine without having to eat corn; many are grazed on pasture or a rangeland without any corn supplement to "keep them alive" as some extremists might be known to say. Corn grain is actually an unnatural food source for cattle, and will cause metabolic and digestive problems when fed in excess and introduced too quickly. It is alright as a supplement if and when it is needed to meet their energy requirements--especially if they're cold stressed, for instance--but other than that, it's not all that important or crucial to feed them corn at all.
As far as hogs as concerned, they don't really need it either, but their digestive systems are much different from that of a ruminant like a bovine. Hogs can and will eat anything, unlike cattle, so it is more debatable as to whether it's "important" that corn be fed to hogs or not. Wild feral pigs often raid corn fields just to eat the succulent corn kernels and chew on the roots, and they likely do so because they know the corn tastes good and they can easily digest it than cattle can (though cattle love the taste of the corn kernels too).
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Can cattle eat broom corn?
Yes.
Which animals eat soybeans?
Cattle, hogs, chickens, fish
What are hogs used for?
corn,meat and slop. They're not very fussy about what they eat.
What do tigers usally eat?
Tigers eat deer, small mammals, wild hogs, cattle, and anywhere from a crocodile to trying to catch an elephant!
How much corn do cattle eat?
Many cattle don't eat any corn at all. Others will be "forced" to consume around 20 to 25 lbs of corn a day, particularly if they're finished in a feedlot in the Midwestern USA, for example. Other cattle may only consume 2 to 5 lbs of corn a day, depending on the reasons for their needing it.
When did they eat at mission San Diego?
corn olives banans oranges cattle pig sheep
Is it harmful for cattle to eat banana tree leaves?
In some banana growing areas, banana foliage has been used to feed cattle during dry weather periods. Bananas can be fed to cattle and hogs, but they don't have enough protein on their own.
How do you prepare Cow Corn for eating?
ok.. what is cow corn? I have made corn for decades... Can we assume field corn? For cattle, we let it dry before collecting. Around 12% is awesome. For humans, we do not eat field corn.
What country is corn important in?
corn was not mainly used for eating, it was mostly used for feeding cattle and pigs. it was one of few crops that could keep for a long time and the animals would eat.
Why is corn important to a cat?
Well think about what a cat eats.Cats eat mice and mice eat corn.So if the mice eat the corn then they would grow and be healthy for the cat to eat.If the mice didn't eat corn then they wouldn't grow so the cat wopuldn't have anything to eat.So corn is important to a cat because mice eat corn and cat eat mice.Hoped it helped!
Use Maize in a sentence?
Maize is an arable crop, that is fed to hogs, and human also eat it as 'corn on the cobb'.
Where do hogs eat?
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