Posted 12/21/2010 20:03 (#1499415 - in reply to #1499152) Subject: Re: Can cows eat ear corn that is not ground? - the corn pass-thru question
Farmington IL
Cattle can get accidosis from eating whole ear corn. We treated a cow for it last winter. Once the corn has passed from the cow the most of the nutriets are gone. Grinding the corn makes a small difference in nutrient uptake and there are many studies on this subject.