| Title | The use of legume and herb forage species to create high performance pastures for sheep and cattle grazing systems |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2010 |
| Authors | Kemp, P.D. , Kenyon P R. , and Morris S T. |
| Journal | Use of legumes and herbaceous forages to raise high performance pastures for sheep and cattle grazing Systemrevista Brasileira de ZOOTECHNIAREV. Bras. Zootec. |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | SUPPL. 1 |
| Pagination | 169 - 174 |
| Date Published | 2010 |
| ISBN Number | 15163598 (ISSN) |
| Keywords | Bos , chicory , Cichorium intybus , Feeding value , Lamb growth , Lolium perenne , Ovis aries , Plantago , Plantago lanceolata , plantain , Red clover , Trifolium pratense , Trifolium repens , White clover |
| Abstract |
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. © 2010 Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia. |
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