The use of legume and herb forage species to create high performance pastures for sheep and cattle grazing systems

Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia

Peter David Kemp¹  Paul Richard Kenyon¹  Stephen Todd Morris¹ 

[1] ,Massey UniversityPalmerston North,New Zealand

关键词: chicory;    feeding value;    lamb growth;    plantain;    red clover;    white clover;    chicória;    crescimento de ovelhas;    plantago;    trevo vermelho;    trevo branco;    valor alimentar;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1516-35982010001300019

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Sheep and cattle farmers need pastoral systems that are more productive and environmentally sustainable. The role that high feeding value herb and legume forage species can play in the farms of the future is highlighted. It is shown that species such as chicory (Cichorium intybus), plantain (Plantago lanceolata), red clover (Trifolium pratense) and white clover (T.repens) can provide live weight gains in lambs that are 70% greater than those from perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) based pastures. A case for replicated experiments that examine the value of whole technology packages based on herb and legume species, rather than component research, is made.

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