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needed on the value of the com-
mon oat as either a drug or as part
of a therapeutic diet. But that kind
of research, he says, is for phar-
maceutical scientists to do.
In the meantime, he admits to
eating a bowl of oat granola for
breakfast every day.
SALIVA AFFECTS
FEED CONVERSION
The reason for keeping the milk
cow chewing as much as possible is
that this activity produces saliva. It
has been shown by research that
increased saliva production has a
direct effect on feed conversion
and increased butter fat produc-
tion.
Saliva is made up of water,
sodium bicarbonate, sodium
chloride, sodium biphosphate,
nitrogen and urea. Most producers
have used or heard of adding
sodium bicarbonate to a ration as a
buffer. The interesting thing is that
a 700 Kg. cow will produce over 1
Kg. per day of sodium bicarbonate
if fed to maximize saliva produc-
tion. The bicarbonate and
phosphate's roles are to buffer
digestive acids, helping to maintain
rumen Ph between 5 and 7. The
average holstein cow produces 48
to 59 gallons of saliva per day and
this is thoroughly mixed with
feedstuffs eaten.
Saliva contains most of the salt
and 700'o of the water for the
rumen, and is a source of nutrients
for rumen micro-organisms.
Feedstuffs consumed by cattle af-
fect saliva secretion. In general,
feeds that are higher in fiber trig-
ger larger amounts of saliva. Feeds
that are low in dry matter, or are
eaten more rapidly, results in less
saliva production. The best saliva
producer is long hay, lower saliva
producers include silages, haylages
and lastly grain, in that order.
For this reason it has been ad-
vocated to: a) increase the length
of cut for haylage and corn silage,
b) feed small amounts of long hay
before feeding grain and, c) feed
grains more often and limit
amounts to less than 7-8 lbs. per
feeding.
Tell them you saw
their advertisement
in The Rural Voice.
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