Just as people like to try new foods on occasion, there are times when cattle opt to munch on the low branches of trees. But in a recent Cattle Chat podcast, the experts at Kansas State University’s Beef Cattle Institute, said that foraging on the tree leaves can pose potential health risks.
“There are times when cattle will eat leaves from low hanging tree branches or from downed limbs following a storm,” said Phillip Lancaster, beef cattle nutritionist. “While some leaves do provide good protein content, the digestibility…
