Advances in dairy Research
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Abstract

Relatively Finer but Uniformly Mixed Rations Permit Effective Bunk Management: A Farmlot Covert

Akbar Nikkhah

Feeding adequate effective forage fibre in either component or mixed ration feeding systems to optimize eating behaviour and rumen physiology has often been practically misunderstood on farms. This article discusses that as long as mixed rations are highly uniformly prepared, relatively finer diet particles should permit easily manageable feed bunks and healthy chewing and rumen ecology particularly in growing and finishing feedlot cattle.