How Do You Feed A Pet Cow?
Caring for a pet cow may seem a bit unusual to people living in urban neighborhoods. But with technology changes, more workers telecommute or work from home. Many of these families are purchasing acreage in rural communities and adopting or acquiring farm pets. Proper care and feeding of farm animals is something anyone can accomplish with basic information. Farming has become quite scientific, and much can be learned from university Web sites, county extension services and corporate sites that provide articles from research staff and testing laboratories. Feeding a cow varies according to geography and climate. Cattle can survive entirely on grass (or grass hay) and water. But grass doesn’t grow year-round in most parts of the country. In an article for Penn State University, Lawrence Muller states that “the nutritional value of grass varies depending upon the content of minerals and protein. Changing growth stages of the forages results in forage deficiencies and a lack of consistent
