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Feeding Straw

  • 25-01-2010 7:40pm
    #1
    kfk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 546 ✭✭✭


    Hi all,
    I was thinking of feeding straw to calves this year. What is the best type of straw to feed, oaten, wheaten etc. I would also use if for bedding under other cattle.
    Thanks
    kfk


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  • #2
    irishh_bob
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,700 ✭✭✭irishh_bob


    kfk wrote: »
    Hi all,
    I was thinking of feeding straw to calves this year. What is the best type of straw to feed, oaten, wheaten etc. I would also use if for bedding under other cattle.
    Thanks
    kfk


    i read an article in the journal last week which said its better to feed suck calves straw instead of hay , i think it recomended barley straw

    as for bedding , barley all the way IMO , wheaten is no use anyhow


  • #3
    kfk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 546 ✭✭✭kfk


    irishh_bob wrote: »
    i read an article in the journal last week which said its better to feed suck calves straw instead of hay , i think it recomended barley straw

    as for bedding , barley all the way IMO , wheaten is no use anyhow

    Thanks
    I have fed hay in the past but I heard of good results feeding straw.


  • #4
    snowman707
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,279 ✭✭✭snowman707


    kfk wrote: »
    Hi all,
    I What is the best type of straw to feed, oaten, wheaten etc.
    Thanks
    kfk


    we always use oaten or barley, straw is hard found here so we use which ever is the the best quality, we are feeding 2 pens of bulls this year and now they are on meal and straw only , more than pleased with their performance


  • #5
    dairygene
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16 ✭dairygene


    They say a calves rumen develops better from eating straw more than hay, it mostly barley we feed and only barley if i could.


  • #6
    Indubitable
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,300 ✭✭✭Indubitable


    irishh_bob wrote: »
    i read an article in the journal last week which said its better to feed suck calves straw instead of hay , i think it recomended barley straw

    as for bedding , barley all the way IMO , wheaten is no use anyhow


    When calves are young, Barley straw is better than all other types of feed as it developes the rumen better.


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