Sheep are grazing animals commonly kept for their wool, meat and even milk. They often roam in large herds. A sheep’s diet is commonly made up of grasses, grains and any other plant-based material. Corn, also known as maize is one of the most common grains found in the world and grown all over. You […]
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The breeding of cows is a very lucrative and beneficial business. Cows can be kept for both meat and milk. They can also be kept as pets and other purpose especially in some communities where they are considered as status symbols. Given the above stated reasons, it may come as no surprise therefore that knowing
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Many farmers depend on cattle as a source of sustenance (both for food and monetary gain – when it just so happens that they’re sold.) And to gain full profitability from cattle, they [farmers] are always looking for more effective ways to reduce the cost of feed for the cattle but also not compromise on
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Due to certain environmental conditions, it can be very plausible for new born calves to contract joint ill. Which can sometimes be very fatal foe a calve which happens to get infected by the disease. However recovery is possible and upon discovering that a new born calf has joint ill, you should respond immediately with
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Their love for mud may make pigs seem like stupid and dirty farm animals but this couldn’t be further from the truth. Pigs love mud because they do not possess any sweat glands as humans do. This is why they’re always in the mud, because there’s no other effective way for them to cool down
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Most of us rarely give a second thought to what we do when we finish eating corn from a corn cob. We simply throw it away because we have consumed the good stuff, what is left is nothing but excess plant matter that is of no use to us. But this may not be entirely
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Being the world’s most common domesticated farm animal, it is no surprise to wonder just how fast cows can run. It is important, before we go any further, that you know that the female of this domesticated farm animal is what we call a cow, particularly if it has given birth to calves before. A
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The truth is that grapes are a very expensive food (fruit) but you be thinking of using grapes as a feed supplement for your cows so you wonder to yourself whether or not cows can eat grapes. Well, of course they can. Amongst many other types of sweet, tasty and nutrient-rich foods, cows can certainly
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There is wide variety of dietary needs that a cow would need in order in grow big and health. Just like any other animal species cattle do have a selection of edible items they eat and find to be palatable. Knowing the type of food items that cows can eat without any health consequences can
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Bloating in cattle is the accumulation of gases in the cattle rumen due to indigestion. Normally when cattle consume a meal, which usually consists of green vegetation, the digestion processes creates gases in the cattle rumen, however these are normally removed through eructation(belching). If this process doesn’t occur as it normally should, gases accumulate and
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