Only if the cow gorges on it, little amounts can be very beneficial. As legumes (clover, alfalfa etc) can in fact improve the animals intake, providing the animal with a higher feed efficiency and a better use of the nitrogen content found in legumes.
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Because this is the side that their stomach is located on.
Yes, goats can eat clover as part of their diet. Clover is a nutritious forage that provides essential nutrients for goats, but it should be fed in moderation to prevent issues like bloat. It's important to introduce clover gradually into a goat's diet to avoid digestive problems.
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Not really, but sometimes it can be, especially if you don't know when to feed it to cattle. Feeding alfalfa hay (straight alfalfa, mind you, with no grass) when cattle are really hungry will invite problems with bloat. Though the bloat won't be as severe as if you put them on fresh alfalfa, it still will be serious enough that you can't let it go untreated. Thus most producers prefer to feed hay that includes grass mixed in with alfalfa to have that extra roughage content so cattle won't bloat as readily.
Highlanders can get the same kind of illnesses that other cattle get: pink eye, mastitis, foot rot, coccidiosis, acidosis, bloat, etc.
Yes, baby lambs can develop bloat, which is a build-up of gas in their stomach. It can be caused by overeating, consuming too much milk or milk replacer too quickly, or ingesting legumes like clover. Bloat can be dangerous and requires prompt veterinary attention.
Bloat in cattle is a dilation of the rumen. Symptoms of bloat include abnormal protrusion of the abdomen, ill-thrift of the animal, refusal of feed and water, lethargy or (unfortunately) being found dead in the pasture or barn. The best way to tell if an animal has bloated is to look at the left side. If there seems to be an unusual swelling out on the left side when viewed from the front or rear of the animal, this is an indicator of bloat. In addition to the symptoms mentioned above, the animal may also kick at its belly. And of course, if you don't catch it soon, especially severe cases, you may have a dead animal on your hands.
Plants that are considered poisonous to cattle include the following: - Water Hemlock - Rhubarb - Lupine - Low Larkspur - Oak - Tall Larkspur - Timber milk vetch - Death camas - Greasewood - Horsebrush - Rubberweed - Sneezeweed - Broomweed - Chokecherry - Copperweed - Desert Parsley - Halogten - Loco - Milkweeds - Veratrum Other antiquality factors that must be addressed in feeding cattle include bloat, acidosis, nitrate toxicity, fescue toxicity, grass tetany, sweet clover disease. This is not really directed to the plants the cattle eat, but WHEN they eat them. To prevent bloat, let cattle out on a alfalfa or clover feild when they are not hungry. Also, make sure they have acccess to a bloat block to prevent bloating. To prevent acidosis, introduce a different ration slowly. Nitrate toxicity is prevented when cattle are supplemented with a high energy-based feed with plenty of carbohydrates and vitamin A. Fescue toxicity is only prevented if non-infected Tall Fescue varieties are seeded in along with legumes. Grass tetany can be prevented by not turning animals out onto pasture the first few weeks of initial pasture season. However if this cannot be avoided, supplementing with mineral that contains magnesium sulfate and calcium diphosphate or mixing a salt mix of 2 parts magnesium oxide and 1 part salt is even better. To prevent sweet clover disease, properly cure (or dry thoroughly) sweet clover hay or silage.
We as humans eating beef from corn-fed cattle are getting sick and fat ourselves. Additionally, the cattle get sick as well: cattle fed high amounts of grain like corn suffer from foamy bloat and/or acidosis, which, in their acute forms, often result in death of the animal.
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