What does a Marybelle cow eat?
An average cow at the Marybelle home farm will produce approximately 10,000 liters of milk every 365-400 days so between 25 & 27 liters each day. Bare in mind that the average cow weighs around 600-700 kilograms, which means she will produce close to 15 times her own weight of Milk in just one year. In order to produce all this delicious Milk our cow has to eat a phenomenal amount of food and drink gallons of water every day.
Below is a break down of all the food and drink:
FOOD CONSUMPTION PER DAY FOR EACH COW
Food Stuffs | Origin | Total Amount of Feed |
|---|---|---|
Maize Silage | Home Farm | 22 Kilograms |
Grass Silage | Home Farm | 6 Kilograms |
Whole Crop Wheat | Home Farm | 3 Kilograms |
Crushed Wheat Grain | Home Farm | 3 Kilograms |
Molasis | UK Company | 1.5 Kilograms |
Protein | Protein Feeds (Local) | 8 Kilograms |
Fresh Water | Home Farm Well | 100 liters |
All this food and watter adds up to make approximately 70 Pints of lovely Marybelle Milk every day!


