Re: Pumpkins for feed?

steve bonney (sbonney@iquest.net)
Mon, 27 Oct 1997 23:35:54 -0500 (EST)

The folks at Shasta College in California raise pumpkins for sale and also
conduct multispecies grazing. After pumpkin season, cattle and hogs are
turned into the pumpkin patch. The cattle are unable to break the pumpkins,
but hogs have no problem; therefore, the cattle buddy up with the hogs for
feeding.

According to FOOD VALUES OF PORTIONS COMMONLY USED, a 100 g (3.5 oz.)
portion of pumpkin (a fruit, by the way) contains 26 calories, 6.5g
carbohydrate (6.5%), 1.0g protein, 0.1g fat and 1.1g fiber. Compare with
100g corn which has 358 calories andd 72.2g carbohydrate (72.2 %) and 8.9g
protein.

At 08:40 PM 10/23/97 -0400, you wrote:
>We have an over abundance of pumpkins this year and aren't going to get
>them all sold. Does anyone have any information or experience in feeding
>pumpkins to livestock? What is their feeding value? Is there anything to
>know in feeding them to 1000 lb. steers?
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