Whether putting food in the refrigerator, the freezer, or the cupboard, you have plenty of opportunities to prevent foodborne illnesses. One of the basics of food safety is cooking food to its proper temperature.
Re: Average hay consumption. A cow needs about 3 per cert of its body weight in roughage a day, a 1000 lb cow needs 30 lbs of hay if it has no other source of roughage.
Average cow weight x hay DMI (% of cow weight, as a decimal) = DMI/d1300 x .025 = 32.5 lb of hay DMI/day Step 2 â Adjust Daily Hay Disappearance Per Cow for Waste In addition to what cows consume, there will be some waste associated with feeding hay and this must be accounted for when calculating winter feed needs.