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Cattle gain on clover

restive · 2012-06-15 13:56:27

Do beef cattle actually gain extra weight by grazing grass/clover or silage with clover versus just grazing grass or being fed plain silage?

15-06-2012 1:56pm

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Do beef cattle actually gain extra weight by grazing grass/clover or silage with clover versus just grazing grass or being fed plain silage?

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#2 15-06-2012 10:10pm

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cant really say about cattle but lambs will always do far better on clovery grass tha just grass.feed value of clover stays better mid summer

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#3 16-06-2012 7:04pm

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clover has a higher protein content than grass so is good for youngstock that are growing

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