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*Mixes food
*Mixes food
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Coarseness
of the ration influences the amount of time spent in rumination
**Cattle ruminate for up to 10 hours per day
**Cattle ruminate for up to 10 hours per day
**E.g. Hay diet spends roughly 8 hours per day ruminating
**E.g. Hay diet spends roughly 8 hours per day ruminating
**E.g. Ground dried grass diet spends roughly 5-9 hours per day ruminating
**E.g. Ground dried grass diet spends roughly 5-9 hours per day ruminating
**E.g. Concentrate diet spends roughly 2.5 hours per day ruminating
**E.g. Concentrate diet spends roughly 2.5 hours per day ruminating
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