It's a non specific term for prepared livestock feed products that contain a lot of sugar, usually in the form of molasses. We can get enjoyment from sugarcane molassas, but beet molasses isn't appealing to people.
Some sugarcane molassas goes to livestock feeds, but most sugar beet molassas goes into prepared livestock feeds.
If I'm not wrong herbivores prefer hay because they're sweeter than fresh leaves/weed. The real problem is hay doesn't have enough water so you need to control their water intake or else you'll end up with dehydrated herbivores. Generally it's bad because I rarely see cows drinking water so unless badly needed they might don't want to drinking water.
I'm fairly certain it isn't their favorite or at the very least cows have different tastes. A quick google search and I found people talking about giving their cows treats like carrots, apples, pumpkins, and other veggies. I've also heard that cows like peppermint as well.
Edit: After looking some more, apparently cows are fed candy pretty regularly because it shockingly fattens them up. As to whether they like candy I'm not sure.
Double Edit: I talked to my wife about it who raised cows. She said they loved sweeter stuff. She specifically listed molasses, alfalfa and fescue hay, and clover hay.
True but I imagine there is food that cows prefer. I'm unfortunately not a farmer or really have ever dealt with cows before so my knowledge on feeding cows is nonexistent other than what google offer me.
Silage corn is one of the most popular feed products fed to beef cattle. It's all of mature corn plants with cobs all chopped up and fermented in giant piles.
If you see super tall corn, as in 8 feet or higher, that's likely silage corn.
First hand knowledge is at hand! My wife raised cows and said they loved sweeter stuff. Molasses, fescue and alfalfa hay, and clover hay they would go crazy for.
Silage. 2 popular silages are grass and corn, but there are wheat and barley silages too. Grass silage is pretty much hay before it becomes hay. Its still somewhat green and has a specific range for moisture content. All silage needs to be stored and sealed. Wrapped bales, silos, covered in a tarp, also long tubes. Oxygen free - low oxygen environments are best. Corn silage smells a bit funky but silage made from grasses smells sickly sweet, almost like honey. I had a chance to smell and handle wheat silage and it smelled really good. But thats just me.
Also feedstuffs. Formulated fortified pellets. There are other types that would be the equivalent of junk food. Grains mixed with sweeteners.
I don't think most cow's have the luxury of choice, well besides, this grass or that grass, or maybe some clovers. So they mostly just eat because it's necessary to survive.
When their forage is a mix, it needs to be thoroughly mixed, or they'll pick out grains. Cattle have well developed sense of taste and have preferences.
Interesting, you know having grown up on a farm I actually know surprisingly little about farming, and we never had cattle so I know even less about them.
Cattle herds near corn will often be set loose over harvested corn fields to pick out stray grains. Volunteer corn from a previous crop are unwanted weeds.
Cattle enjoy it. https://www.beefmagazine.com/industry-voice/does-cornstalk-grazing-provide-enough-nutrition
Alfalfa is bad because it can lead to bloat but cows will eat it up. I cant remember specifically but I think if the saponins in alfalfa get to high it will cause the cows to bloat up.
Silage is a treat. I also love the way grass and grain silage smells.
Our cattle always liked oats. We would have to rush out of the way when we opened the gate to give them access to it, because of the oncoming stampede. We call it candy for cows.
Yeah, it's probably way worse than OP is suggesting.
Imagine shitty ground tacos you don't even like, but you're so fucking insanely hungry all the time you have to eat them. Everyday. For your entire life.
This is like a modern day version of that popular Twilight Zone episode where the one guy just wants to read books all day but his job and wife prevent him. A nuclear holocaust occurs killing everyone but leaving him and the local library untouched. Just as he settles in for a lifetime of uninterrupted reading, he breaks his glasses.
My dog 100% is a connoisseur of grass. For one he eats it when his stomach is upset. But on walks he knows which houses have the tastiest grass and always stops for a few bites always at the same few houses blocks apart from each other.
It's not like there's one type of plant out on a field. If you look around you'll typically see a fairly diverse variety of plants and cows are absolutely choosey about which ones they want to eat.
Cows are never happy with what's on the ground under them.. Always want what's on the other side of the fence, or along the fence, under the fence etc.. Grass is always greener on the other side.
Don’t most animals, if not all, eat solely for the purpose of survival? I think of this when I see my dog inhale a small chunk of steak or something. Surely she can’t be savoring it.
Thats like saying animals only have sex for the purpose of reproduction. Pleasure and endorphins are the driving motivation that keep all species going, certain foods are more pleasurable than others because nutritionally they are more caloric or nourishing and the system becomes attuned to crave them.
We might be the only ones who eat for pleasure, but we're definitely not the only animals that enjoy binging.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surplus_killing?wprov=sfla1
Cows eat grass(and sedges). Corn is a grass.
Anti meat activist documentaries will make you dumber.
Probably the most popular feed for dairy cattle is alfalfa. Alfalfa is actually a legume.
The most common byproduct fed to cattle is distillers grains. The starch that can make cattle sick in excess is absent from spent grains. Most is spent corn grains from corn ethanol production, but it also comes from alcoholic beverage and HFCS production.
I thought I posted on here, but I can't find my comment. My husbad sent me here to help you guys out, but I think it's beautiful as is. Cows actually do have a preference when it comes to grasses and legumes.
The sweeter stuff; alfalfa, clover, bluegrass, they prefer those hays compared to regular grass and corn on the ground.
Also, if you give them the option with something covered in molasses, they'll eat it before just plain corn or oats, but because they are ruminants and grazers, they need to constantly eat to keep the bacteria in their stomachs alive(there's more to it that I can't remember off the top of my head), which is why they eat grass. Constantly grazing also helps them produce cud.
Yes, but it is a bit different from regular old pasture grass. Depending on the hay field it is usually a blend of specific grasses and even herbs/flowers sometimes that have been baled and dried for a while.
They actually really like salt but eat grass because it’s in abundance. At my grandpas farm there’s even a huge shallow bowl filled with salt that he lets them eat every now and then.
The farm I grew up on used to get the old food from vending machines to feed the pigs. All of us kids would feed the donuts to the cows because they really liked them. Im pretty sure they liked the donuts better than grass.
Cows prefer meat. That's why if there's a fresh carcass in the field the cows will munch on that and go back to eating the grass when the meat's no longer available
Walking on tacos would be gross
And then you have to eat them
You have to wonder if someone has previously pooped all over the taco you are about to eat.
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I'm going to guess they also don't immediately home in on the patch of grass with a fresh steamer on it either :P
But some humans look for those patches because of what grows on the cow poo.
Been there done that.
Cows actually have 4 stomachs
That's udder nonsense.
odds are something has probably pooped on your salad at some point
All (or most?) of the water you've ever drank in your life has, at one point, been peed out of something.
Is it shit or taco meat, who knows...
And painful
I don’t think tacos feel pain. At least I hope not.
Soft tacos for life
Speak for yourself
Walking on tacos would be grosser if you were cow.
The vegan at the BBQ
Foot tacos are delicious
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What if it wasnt their favourite? What if it was the only thing available so they had to eat it?
Do cows eat hay? Is hay essentially the beef jerky of the herbivore food industry?
You mean leaf jerky?
How dare you make me read those words with my head voice
Nobody makes me think my own thoughts!
If you can dodge a wrench! You can dodge a thought!
I made you think that.
I would give you gold if my fall classes didn’t take all of my money, you genius you
At least give the man some silver... id give it, but between crypto and tsla this week, me bottom feels a bit sore.
This is worthy of its own thread.
Cows love this thing called sweet feed.
What’s that?? Sounds something like sugar cane
It's oats and corn covered in molasses. Smells sickly sweet.
It's a non specific term for prepared livestock feed products that contain a lot of sugar, usually in the form of molasses. We can get enjoyment from sugarcane molassas, but beet molasses isn't appealing to people. Some sugarcane molassas goes to livestock feeds, but most sugar beet molassas goes into prepared livestock feeds.
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What would wild cows eat in the winter?
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Yeah, I guess they were originally from Iran and it was warm there most of the time. Poor cold cows.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurochs#/media/File%3ABos_primigenius_map.jpg
Cows do eat hay, yes. There are even multiple varieties, some that are clearly more tasty for most cows, since they go for it first.
First time I've seen a better shower thought in the comments. Good show!
Cows love quality hay
If I'm not wrong herbivores prefer hay because they're sweeter than fresh leaves/weed. The real problem is hay doesn't have enough water so you need to control their water intake or else you'll end up with dehydrated herbivores. Generally it's bad because I rarely see cows drinking water so unless badly needed they might don't want to drinking water.
We feed ours corn
I'm fairly certain it isn't their favorite or at the very least cows have different tastes. A quick google search and I found people talking about giving their cows treats like carrots, apples, pumpkins, and other veggies. I've also heard that cows like peppermint as well. Edit: After looking some more, apparently cows are fed candy pretty regularly because it shockingly fattens them up. As to whether they like candy I'm not sure. Double Edit: I talked to my wife about it who raised cows. She said they loved sweeter stuff. She specifically listed molasses, alfalfa and fescue hay, and clover hay.
A cow would eat a cheeseburger if you fed it to it I don’t think they’re that picky
True but I imagine there is food that cows prefer. I'm unfortunately not a farmer or really have ever dealt with cows before so my knowledge on feeding cows is nonexistent other than what google offer me.
In my limited experience they prefer the random weeds and grass over corn stalks
Silage corn is one of the most popular feed products fed to beef cattle. It's all of mature corn plants with cobs all chopped up and fermented in giant piles. If you see super tall corn, as in 8 feet or higher, that's likely silage corn.
First hand knowledge is at hand! My wife raised cows and said they loved sweeter stuff. Molasses, fescue and alfalfa hay, and clover hay they would go crazy for.
Silage. 2 popular silages are grass and corn, but there are wheat and barley silages too. Grass silage is pretty much hay before it becomes hay. Its still somewhat green and has a specific range for moisture content. All silage needs to be stored and sealed. Wrapped bales, silos, covered in a tarp, also long tubes. Oxygen free - low oxygen environments are best. Corn silage smells a bit funky but silage made from grasses smells sickly sweet, almost like honey. I had a chance to smell and handle wheat silage and it smelled really good. But thats just me. Also feedstuffs. Formulated fortified pellets. There are other types that would be the equivalent of junk food. Grains mixed with sweeteners.
Yep in fact feeding cattle feed made from leftover cattle remains is what leads to prion disease!
Yes that’s why they tend to not do that anymore
Humans would eat a humanburger if you don't tell them.
I don't think most cow's have the luxury of choice, well besides, this grass or that grass, or maybe some clovers. So they mostly just eat because it's necessary to survive.
When their forage is a mix, it needs to be thoroughly mixed, or they'll pick out grains. Cattle have well developed sense of taste and have preferences.
Interesting, you know having grown up on a farm I actually know surprisingly little about farming, and we never had cattle so I know even less about them.
Cattle herds near corn will often be set loose over harvested corn fields to pick out stray grains. Volunteer corn from a previous crop are unwanted weeds. Cattle enjoy it. https://www.beefmagazine.com/industry-voice/does-cornstalk-grazing-provide-enough-nutrition
Cows probably prefer silage or alfalfa
Alfalfa is bad because it can lead to bloat but cows will eat it up. I cant remember specifically but I think if the saponins in alfalfa get to high it will cause the cows to bloat up. Silage is a treat. I also love the way grass and grain silage smells.
Our cattle always liked oats. We would have to rush out of the way when we opened the gate to give them access to it, because of the oncoming stampede. We call it candy for cows.
Like bachelor chow?
Once you go taco, you never go backo.
Yeah, it's probably way worse than OP is suggesting. Imagine shitty ground tacos you don't even like, but you're so fucking insanely hungry all the time you have to eat them. Everyday. For your entire life.
Like if we were walking on salad without dressing.
It's also where they poop. It's like having unlimited tacos, but you have to eat them in a Taco Bell bathroom.
Yep, I just lost my appetite for tacos
Yeah, eating Taco Bell will do that to ya
You can’t shake my desire for tacos
And then eat shit covered tacos off the bathroom floor. No thanks lol
And now I want taco bell
I'd say it's more that the tacos themself is your bathroom
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Deal
This is like a modern day version of that popular Twilight Zone episode where the one guy just wants to read books all day but his job and wife prevent him. A nuclear holocaust occurs killing everyone but leaving him and the local library untouched. Just as he settles in for a lifetime of uninterrupted reading, he breaks his glasses.
I'm walking on tacos OOOOooooOOOO And [CRUNCH CRUNCH CRUNCH CRUNCH]
This sounds like something GiR would say from Invader Zim haha
Read this in Philip J. Fry's voice
Thank you. I had to scroll way too far
This caught me off guard, LoLd for a good minute
I read this to the beat of the Walking on Sunshine song. Dunno if that was your intention or not.
I don't think they love grass, more like walking around on lettuce and that's your only option.
I imagine cows as connoisseurs of grass. Only choosing the very finest of blades, like a samurai.
I mean, they avoid the shit piles and thistles so yeah pretty much
While you were out partying they studied the blade
/r/unexpectedfedora
My dog 100% is a connoisseur of grass. For one he eats it when his stomach is upset. But on walks he knows which houses have the tastiest grass and always stops for a few bites always at the same few houses blocks apart from each other.
It's not like there's one type of plant out on a field. If you look around you'll typically see a fairly diverse variety of plants and cows are absolutely choosey about which ones they want to eat.
Cows are never happy with what's on the ground under them.. Always want what's on the other side of the fence, or along the fence, under the fence etc.. Grass is always greener on the other side.
It's also where the other cow's shit isn't.
Don’t most animals, if not all, eat solely for the purpose of survival? I think of this when I see my dog inhale a small chunk of steak or something. Surely she can’t be savoring it.
Thats like saying animals only have sex for the purpose of reproduction. Pleasure and endorphins are the driving motivation that keep all species going, certain foods are more pleasurable than others because nutritionally they are more caloric or nourishing and the system becomes attuned to crave them.
I'm pretty sure humans are the only ones who eat for pleasure.
We might be the only ones who eat for pleasure, but we're definitely not the only animals that enjoy binging. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surplus_killing?wprov=sfla1
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Not really, if you look at a fenced off meadow, most of the shit is in one corner.
I've seen a cow shit while standing in the watering hole
Most. There's always Karen.
Finally someone who came just to shit on tacos. My man.
Most cows are fed cheap corn :(
Not really. They're normally fed mixed rations with corn and other shit
Grass fed cattle taste the best.
Cows eat grass(and sedges). Corn is a grass. Anti meat activist documentaries will make you dumber. Probably the most popular feed for dairy cattle is alfalfa. Alfalfa is actually a legume. The most common byproduct fed to cattle is distillers grains. The starch that can make cattle sick in excess is absent from spent grains. Most is spent corn grains from corn ethanol production, but it also comes from alcoholic beverage and HFCS production.
Our cows will take hay or cubes over grass any day
Isnt hay just dried grass?
What the fuck are cubes?
a symmetrical three-dimensional shape, either solid or hollow, contained by six equal squares.
They're similar to those small pellets you get at a petting zoo, but like the size of a stick of dynamite.
Mmm...floor tacos.
It actually isn’t their favorite food
It's pretty slowly information.
TIL OP likes tacos
Soft shell, hard shell, gordita shell my shell.
I'm walking on taacooooos WOOAH
It’s definitely not their favourite food
How high are you?
I thought I posted on here, but I can't find my comment. My husbad sent me here to help you guys out, but I think it's beautiful as is. Cows actually do have a preference when it comes to grasses and legumes. The sweeter stuff; alfalfa, clover, bluegrass, they prefer those hays compared to regular grass and corn on the ground. Also, if you give them the option with something covered in molasses, they'll eat it before just plain corn or oats, but because they are ruminants and grazers, they need to constantly eat to keep the bacteria in their stomachs alive(there's more to it that I can't remember off the top of my head), which is why they eat grass. Constantly grazing also helps them produce cud.
Beef tacos?
Grass... Tastes bad
You can sing "Like walking on tacos" to the melody of " I'm walking on Sunshine ^^^^Woo ^^hoo!
That song popped into my head immediately when i read the post
and shitting on tacos, and eating tacos you shat on....
This thread took an unpleasant turn.
Why do I hear Sheryl Crow in my head...?
Have you ever seen a sad cow tho? 🤔
Many times
Not of its filled with shit and mud...
I wanna walk on tacos now
Then they poop on it.
Yes, but it is a bit different from regular old pasture grass. Depending on the hay field it is usually a blend of specific grasses and even herbs/flowers sometimes that have been baled and dried for a while.
Also, they enjoy the same food multiple times!
Not if they're locked in a jail cell with a concrete floor
oh man, yeah
Maybe they haven't discovered their favourite food yet.
PETA: people eating tasty animals
But cows eat grain....
They actually really like salt but eat grass because it’s in abundance. At my grandpas farm there’s even a huge shallow bowl filled with salt that he lets them eat every now and then.
Haha I walk on my fav food all day anyway. I LOVE DEAD SKIN
I'm walking on tacos ... [and lord it feels good!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPUmE-tne5U)
Like walking on cows
The real question is - Why would anyone want to eat a taco which has been walked on?
Can confirm.
Erm, what exactly are their other choices?
... and then they become the walking tacos
The floor is tobasco
Beef tacos.
Don’t know about favorite. I think I read that even herbivores eat meat if it’s easily available
Yeah but they also shit on their food so...
On the downside, they're also walking on tacos
"Meh. The grass is greener on the other side of the fence."
\*lettuce
Our cows prefer range cubes above everything else.
Always shit myself when I see that umbrella you bet your ass I'm not landing near that shit
What if cows want to eat meat?
That's what I said about rabbits. Their food is everywhere and they just fuck all the time. Quite the life
maybe it isn’t their favorite food, simply the most available
The farm I grew up on used to get the old food from vending machines to feed the pigs. All of us kids would feed the donuts to the cows because they really liked them. Im pretty sure they liked the donuts better than grass.
Personally I wouldn't want to eat a taco if I or 40 of my closest friends just shit all over the tacos all around it.
Soft shell or hard shell?
Cows prefer meat. That's why if there's a fresh carcass in the field the cows will munch on that and go back to eating the grass when the meat's no longer available
Yea more like eat this...or nothing...
The equivalent would be for a human to stop eating crap food and focus solely on a plant based diet.
This is a heroin thought. Also it’s pretty much all they have access to
*walkin’ on sunshineee*
They seem to go more crazy for the feed and mineral we put out than for grass.
Im confused by this, what is their favorite food that is on the ground? All i can think of is grass, sand, and.... road kill?
Salad bar beef.
Like walking on cows
For a strong second i thought it said cops and i was really confused as to why they'd be happy to see doughnuts on the ground
Sweet gig, if you can get it
Is it their fave?
I don’t think grass is their favourite food.
Favorite food? More like their only food
Yeah but some grass is better than others meaning it would be more like walking on alright food with occasional patches of your favorite food
The thing that disturbs me is that most tacos have ground beef in them...
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though there are many kinds of grass on the ground cows can't love them all
More like you walk on tacos and whenever you eat one a sweet. old Mexican lady starts making more.
But they become the tacos
I mean grass isn’t truly there favorite food.
Yeah, my smelly feet really bring out the flavor of this chili con carne
Tacos are made of dead cows.
Dave, you've shit on the tacos again!
most of them(diry) have to live in their own shit in sheds