Posted by Nancy Howell on August 15, 2012 at 05:31:25 from (144.162.48.67):
In Reply to: Re: Horse People posted by wisbaker on August 14, 2012 at 22:41:45:
Yes it does. Grass growing in poop pile is bitter. If there is enough other forage neither cattle or horses will eat it.
Because the grass growing in a poop pile is bitter it helps reduce parasite infestation. Parasites (worm eggs, etc.)are passed in the manure. Because the grass growing in the manure is bitter, the grazing animal doesn't eat it and pick up parasites.
Eventually, the bitterness fades and the grazing animals will eat the grass. Generally, by that time the parasite eggs/larvae are no longer viable.
That's why you see clumps of grass in a pasture that haven't been eaten.
I know manure is spread on pastures as fertilizer, but its been spread and is not in a concentrated pile.
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