Posted by Coonie Minnie on February 11, 2021 at 05:36:41 from (50.123.238.137):
In Reply to: Re: Grinding feed posted by jon f mn on February 11, 2021 at 05:02:47:
I'm trying to get the most from the corn I feed... with dairy, passage rate is fast as cows will eat 60 lbs of DM per day. Fine grinding makes for better availability with less coming through the cow undigested. Dairy also has more forage typically than a finishing steer, which helps buffer the "hot" corn.
A steer diet would typically be a lot of more coarsely ground corn and some minimal roughage. I'd argue that in today's world of $5 corn that a steer feeder might be better off with more roughage and finely grinding, but I'm not a steer guy, and I'm sure they'd tell me how little I know.
I typically feed 3-4 lb of ground wheat per head per day... it is a little faster digesting than ground corn, and seems to boost our protein test. It's also a good market for my wheat, as the cows don't dock for test weight :)
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