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cud
(redirected from Cud chewing)

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cud
partially digested food regurgitated from the first stomach of cattle and other ruminants to the mouth for a second chewing


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of dry matter or less than 8% to 10% of your total mixed ration is on the top Penn State Particle Box, cud chewing and saliva production can be limited leading to lower rumen pH.
To our surprise, we have more cud chewing and much higher milk components.
Dave Mertens at USDA's Dairy Forage Center defines peNDF as the physical characteristic of NDF that relates to cud chewing and formation of a good rumen mat.
 
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