Re: Timothy/Alfalfa cubes

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In a message dated 1/7/99 1:28:28 AM Pacific Standard Time, Barbckride@aol.com
writes:

<< I feed T/A cubes soaked until they fall apart.  My question is - Do the
cubes
 produce the same heat during digestion as dry hay?  Has there been any
studies
 about cubes verses long stem hay?  [Rose] >>

The heat of digestion has to do with protein content, and is due to the
biochemical process of breaking down the chemical bonds in the protein.  I am
not aware of any studies comparing the stem size, but logic tells me that it
would not make much difference.

Heidi Smith, DVM