Cattle Diets and Nutrition

Raw potatoes yes. This used to be a fodder for cows back in the old days when people could not afford to buy hay. It is a favorite of some cows.

Yes, it is much healthier. Grass fed cows produce about 6 times the amount of CLA than grain fed cows do. CLA(conjugated linoleic acid) is a heart healthy fat. Grass fed milk also has a high amount of omega-3 fatty acids and is loaded with vitamins.

It depends on the moisture content of the manure and soil. Also it depends on the makeup of the soil. A cubic foot of smaller soil particles will weigh more than a very sandy soil which has larger particles.

It can be burned as fuel once all the water is squeezed out of it first. It can also be put through a fermentation process which releases lots of methane gas which is what helps produce electricity.

It takes about 10,000 Btus to heat about 500 square feet. So, a 32,000 Btu stove can heat about 1600 square feet. Btu stands for British thermal unit, a unit of energy.

It depends on the size of the horse, it's level of activity and the quality of the hay. With a good, dense wheaten hay, or oaten hay (not bearded, this can cause mouth/eye sores) 4 sheaf's over the coarse of a day. (Basically, horses need to graze constantly, so 3 - 4 small meals over the day is better than 1 big feed). Be wary of meadow hay, as, unless it's your own, you can't be sure of the quality/nutritional value of the hay. Again, with the pasture's, see above. Good quality pastures will see your horse becoming nice and round, with no exterior feeding. However, where possible, rotate your horse between pastures to stop the pasture from becoming "horse sick". Hope this helps a bit :)

He became the biggest lamb dyer in texas. :P

Cows have 4 stomachs. It's the abomasum, near the bottom of the cow and is the true stomach. It can become filled with gas and floats up causing the digestive mechanisms to quit working properly. This condition is called a "twisted stomach".

Brahmas, a breed of chicken known for their large size and fluffy feathers, primarily eat a balanced diet consisting of grains, seeds, and commercial poultry feed that contains essential nutrients. They also enjoy kitchen scraps, fruits, and vegetables as treats. Access to clean water is crucial for their health and well-being. Proper nutrition helps them maintain their size and produce eggs effectively.

It depends on the type of cow feed. Are we talking grain, hay, silage, pellets, cubes, by-products and what type? This question cannot be answered without further information and more details.

Cows are ruminants. They have a foregut fermentation chamber that contains millions of bacteria which help break down the plant matter that the cow has swallowed. The gas that is produced--being methane--from the fermentation process needs to be released, hence the fact that cows need to belch almost once per minute. Chewing is to stimulate further digestion that the rumen bacteria could not do themselves, plus it also puts more "water" (in the form of saliva) into the rumen to help bacteria move around, reproduce and consume what the cow has swallowed.

Cows are already full grown animals, simply because they are mature female cattle that have stopped growing and are only concerned with keeping themselves alive and well. The old mantra that cows need grass and water to live is true to a point. Not all cows have access to grass nor are lucky enough to have access to grass throughout their entire lives. Cattle that are raised indoors are fed feeds that are balanced out nutritionally to meet their requirements for maintenance, reproduction, lactation and (if these animals are indeed growing animals and not mature cows) growth. Such nutrients include energy, protein, minerals, vitamins, and fat requirements. What feeds exactly are fed to these animals cannot be answered simply because no one farm nor location raises the exact same feeds as each other. Hay and silage, generally, is commonly fed to such animals, as well as various types of grains, by-products, and processed feeds.

As mentioned above, growing cattle are fed a variety of feeds that are all produced to meet their requirements for growth of mainly muscle and bone tissue. Protein and energy is emphasized with such animals, where the younger the calf, heifer or steer, the higher these requirements are. If they are lucky enough (especially if they're beef cattle), they are introduced to grazing grasses and forbs at a young age as taught to them by their mothers.

No animal has four stomachs.

Just keep an eye on her to see if she bloats up or not. You will notice a bulge on the upper left side behind the ribs if she is bloating. If there's no sign of that, then don't worry too much. If she's got access to roughage (like hay), she should be fine. But, as mentioned above, keep an eye on her and have the vet's number handy in case it gets serious.

When it gets serious, she won't be eating, she'll be kicking at her belly, standing around, acting lethargic and moving around like she's uncomfortable. The bulge on her side, as mentioned above, will be noticeable.

That all depends on where you live and whether you're wanting to raise them on pasture or in a dry-lot.

Silage fermentation helps in the lowering of the forage to a certain point.

Nothing grows on cow dung that can be used as a drug.

None. Cows only use water to drink.

Beef cattle are fattened up before slaughter because it not only increases muscle mass which makes for larger steaks and more meat made available, but marbling, taste and tenderness through increased fat deposition within the muscle tissue. Beef which is too lean is often too tough and stringy, and even too strong a beefy flavour for some who prefer their meat to be more bland.

Because long ago King luis XIV started to ride on his royal cow. suddenly his cow fell into this giant hole with him. The cow lived off the grass in the ground, but eventually he died. His spearit stoped any cow to grow throught the grass and made cows eat grass to expierience the pain that he had in the whole

This is a very important thing to do, yes, because the grass they eat doesn't have all the necessary minerals they need: they need to get it in either loose or block form. Ideally, summer time is best for blocks, and winter for loose, but you can feed loose and/or block all year round, your choice. Just note that mineral blocks have 95% salt in them, not nearly as much mineral as the loose form would have.

There are a lot of factors to consider before this question can be answered. Such factors include the type of hay which is fed, its nutrient quality, moisture content, anti-quality factors such as presence of mold, as well as the weight, age, breed, class, type and gender of the cow or "cow" in question. What also matters is if you are feeding another feedstuff along with the hay or not, how much of that feedstuff is being fed to that cow per day or per feeding, whether you wish to allow it to be fed to them ad libitum (free choice) or limit-fed, and how much wastage to expect.

As a general rule of thumb, you must expect the average bovine to consume between 1.8 to 2% of their body weight in dry matter ration per day if the hay is of average quality. Let's assume we have a 1000 lb dry cow that consumes 2.0% of her body weight in dry matter (DM: all [100%] moisture from the feed is removed) per day. So for this cow, that means she consumes 1000 lbs x 0.02 = 20 lbs of DM feed, regardless of type, per day. If the hay is 20% moisture (80% DM), the amount of feed to give to that 1000 lb cow would be 20 lbs DM ration ÷ 80% DM = 25 lbs per day. That translates to (25 lbs / 1000 lbs) x 100 = 2.5% of a cow's body weight in an as-fed ration, given the hay is 20% moisture. So, if a 1000 lb cow will eat 25 lbs of hay per day as-fed, then a 1250 lb cow will consume 1250 x 0.025 = 31.25 lbs of hay per day as-fed. Or, a 1500 lb cow will consume 37.5 lbs of hay per day as-fed. A weaner steer weighing 600 lbs will consume only 15 lbs of this medium-quality hay per day as-fed, which is half of what a 1200 lb mature cow will eat.

If the hay is of higher quality, you must expect your cows to eat more: a rule of thumb to expect is between 2.5% to 3.0% of their body weight in DM ration per day. The lower the quality, the less they will eat as a percent of their body weight. Lactating cows will eat more than dry cows, and mature cows and bulls will eat more than young or growing cattle. However, forage intake as percent of body weight remains the same between growing/finishing cattle and lactating/suckler cows on excellent quality feed (which is 2.5% to 3.0% of body weight in DM ration)

So, if you have a herd of 1250 lb cows (as an average herd weight, not as an actual weight per cow) and are wondering how much hay (average-quality hay that is 20% moisture, as from above) you will need per month per cow as an average guesstimate, then the math dictates, from above, that you will need 31.25 lb/day/cow x 30.5 days/month = 953.125 lbs of hay per cow. For a 6 month winter period, that means 31.25 lb/day/cow x 183 days = 5,718.75 lbs of hay per cow, or 2.6 tons of hay per cow per winter feeding period. If you have a herd of 10 cows, that means you will need 26 tons of hay (or, if you're looking for big numbers, around 57,200 lbs of hay). If you have 200 head of 1250 lb cows, you will need 520 tons (or around 1,144,000 lbs) of hay for the winter period. If you have better (as in excellent) quality hay, expect to feed more, as in two-thirds more: as in 260 tons more hay (780 tons total = 1,716,000 lbs) for a 200-head cow herd during that winter period!

Still wondering as as to how much hay should you feed a cow? Well it is highly recommended by the author of this answer, on behalf of all cattle producers who have to feed hay during the winter or drought periods, to get your hay tested for quality before you make that mathematical conclusion and before you attempt to under- or over-estimate the amount of you will need to feed one, ten, two-hundred or more head of cattle per day, per month or during a long, 6-month winter period. Always remember, though, that it is much safer to over-estimate the amount you need for your herd than to under-estimate it, because you can never have too much hay!!

Depending on her size and her level of water consumption, a cow can expell around 20 L of urine per day. Usually, the more water a cow will drink the bigger her urine output.