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It's not even true that most cattle are finished on grain. Feed lots utilize hay and silage as often as grain.
by chrisco255 4y ago
It's not even true that most cattle are finished on grain. Feed lots utilize hay and silage as often as grain.
- nomel 4y agoAnd sometimes candy corn [1]. [1] https://www.nifa.usda.gov/feeding-candy-cattle-helps-producers-save-cash https://www.nifa.usda.gov/feeding-candy-cattle-helps-produce...
- chrisco255 4y agoI used to own a horse and would regularly feed her sugar cubes. I guess that works too!
- Broken_Hippo 4y agoWhich I wholeheartedly support. I worked as seasonal help in a local chocolate and candy factory. Any chocolate not fit for sale for whatever reason went to sheep (and possibly pigs?) It is a good way to lessen food waste.
- littlestymaar 4y agoFrom the perspective of this discussion, hay and silage are indistinguishable from grain: if you can grow and harvest them, you could have make human food directly off that land.