Economist During a drought, preferred forage becomes limited in pastures and hay fields. Animals become hungry and start to eat those plants, which are available. Not all of these plants are good and nutritious.
Some plants are toxic and, if eaten, can cause death.
Minimize Risk Crops grown and harvested under drought conditions can cause problems. But, using good judgement should keep these problems to a minimum. Introduce suspect forage and feeds gradually over several weeks. Animals can then adapt to higher levels. Do not feed suspect materials to hungry animals.