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Re: flood-damaged hay
At 4:12 PM 8/26/96, EV THOMAS wrote:
>We have a farmer who had hay flooded, he got the stuff dry but it has a'
>considerable amount of silt, and he's concerned that it will adversely
>affect milk production. Any opinions or experience?
Ev,
A thought: If the silt contains salt, that hay could interfere with
individual intake of trace mineralized salt. Or if the silt is not be
uniformly distributed in the bales, that could increase the variability of
other mineral consumption.
Woody
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Woody Lane, Ph.D. | Nutrition & Management Consulting
Lane Livestock Services | voice: 541-440-1926
240 Crystal Springs Lane | fax: 541-440-1007
Roseburg, OR 97470 | email: wlane@rosenet.net
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