Feeding cows shredded and treated newspapers

Feeding newspaper to a cow doesn’t sound logical. Nevertheless, feeding paper as a roughage substitute was not that unusual a few decades ago. But could it still be an option? Newsprints are originally made from wooden materials which undergo a delignification process using chemical substances. These materials will, therefore, have chemical and physical characteristics similar to those of the chemically-treated roughages such as straws and other bulky feeds. The newsprints, however, may not