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Do the cows like seaweed? Serious question, if they are starving and nothing else is available I guess they will eat it, much like I would also eat things I wou
by ivan1783 6y ago
Do the cows like seaweed? Serious question, if they are starving and nothing else is available I guess they will eat it, much like I would also eat things I wouldn't normally eat if I were starving, but is it ok to feed them stuff that only serves our purpose (if thats really the case)?
- foxyv 6y agoCows like grain mostly since it's pretty easy energy. It's kind of like how we think of candy. But mostly they eat what's called silage. Silage is grass and hay which is primarily cellulose and a bit of chlorophyll. If a cow doesn't like something it won't eat it unless it is all you feed it. They are pretty deft at picking around stuff they don't like. (They do this when grazing too) As I understand it, the seaweed is just a supplement added to the silage and they voluntarily eat it when it's supplied. Cows aren't picky eaters. There was once a case where one was caught eating a python. But again, they are all unique individuals just like people. Some like stuff that others don't. Some get neurotic and eat rocks and dirt. I'm sure there are a quite a few cows that don't like seaweed but eat it anyways just for something to do. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-28/cow-eating-snake-photos-outback-australia/12822382 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-28/cow-eating-snake-phot...