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Feeling the heat

Q When the grass gets really scorched over the summer does it still contain lots of calories? It looks yellow anddry, but my cob is unfortunately still managing to maintain his weight.

Charlotte Wilson, Suffolk

The fact that your cob is maintaining his weight well just goes to show that there are still plenty of calories available from what may look like very poor grazing. Although the nutritional content of this scorched grass will be significantly less than that of lush

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