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Originally Posted by Bill Murphy
I use my #700 to grind corn for the deer who trespass in my yard. I have heard that whole corn is not good for them. Who knows?
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Ground corn is worse because it increases the surface area available to the microbes in the rumen (stomach) of the deer resulting in more gas production and increased rumen acidity...deer were born to browse forbes, not eat high energy cereal grain. Whole corn at least passes through the digestive tract at a more rapid rate and has less time for exposure to microbes.
The only advantage to the "cracked" corn is that it is harder for them to eat!
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