OATS FOR COW FEEDING.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 141, 7 August 1911, Page 5

OATS FOR COW FEEDING.

. At a recent conference of agricul tural chemists in the United Kingdom for the discussion of various cattle foods from a scientific point of view it was argued that oats undoubtedly constituted the best form of for feeding to dairy cattle, and fndde at the same time one of the tnost useful concentrated foods at the dairy farmer’s disposal. Oats certainly. stimulated the flow of milk to a Vety appreciable extent, and, besides being extremely wholesome, they were held in much favour where butter is produced; Crushed oats were included m. most standard dairy cows’ rations. 11l this form they were exceedingly di gestiblo." 1 v ■ ;As regards the feeding of whole grains to’ cows, heifers, and calves, sdme. American experiments showed that when whole grains are fed to cows 22.75 per cent, passes through thorn unmasticated; when fed to heifers, 10.77. per cent., and \Vhen fad to Calves 6.26 per cent. When whole oats are fed to cows 12.06 passes through them unmasticated; when fed to heifers 5.48 per cent., and when fod to calves 2.08 per cent. The results of these experiments showed two things whole grain fed to cows and hbifers is a very wasteful practice; ahd, secondly, the younger the animals the more capable they are of masticating the grain.