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Feeding seaweed to cows?? What are your thoughts?
I have used seaweed in food for medicinal purposes and as a poultice for injuries, but never thought about feeding it to cows! I have been reading more and more about how much methane is produced by cattle. Thought this was an interesting article.…
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Poisonous (to our pets & livestock) Plants
I came across this article and thought it had some pretty good info in it. Some I already knew about but others were a surprise.
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Extended lactation
I will be cross posting this to both goats & cattle. We do an extended lactation with our cows & then give the one milking a break (& get her bred) & milk the other for a couple of years, then get her bred. That is why we have more than one cow. A cow will give the most milk after calf #3. Yet this article says with their…
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500 year anniversary of these breeds
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Country Life UK asks about the intelligence of cows
Saw this and had to post it. Especially for @LaurieLovesLearning and @COWLOVINGIRL
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Extended Lactation
I will be cross posting this to both goats & cattle. No Milk Without Meat? - Modern Farmer https://modernfarmer.com/2021/02/no-milk-without-meat/ Female mammals only produce milk to feed their young. It’s as true for a woman as it is for a cow, a nanny… We do an extended lactation with our cows & then give the one milking…
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FOR FUN VIDEO THREAD
Now, it was suggested that we need a thread for funny videos. It is good to keep things light even in stressful times. Feel free to post these below. This is for those particular videos that stand out over & above the rest. Please use discretion. Two things that I am requesting: 1. I think that we should keep these videos…
