Home About Us Contact Us Legume Fodders Cereal Fodders Grass Fodders Tree fodders Fodder production for Sheep and Goat Legume Fodders 1. Cowpea / Lobia - Thattaipayuru / Karamani It is an annual crop. This crop is grown in tropics, sub-tropics and warm temperature regions. It is grown for feeding in green form, for hay making or for ensiling in mixtures with sorghum or maize. It can be grown during kharif, Rabi and summer seasons. It is suitable for year round cultivation. Varieties include Co 5, Russian giant, EC 4216, UPC - 287 and local varieties. Recommended seed rate - 40 kg/ha. Harvest 50-55 days after sowing (50% flowering stage). Variety Co 5 is suitable for growing under irrigated conditions (June - July). Particulars of the variety Co 5: Green fodder yield t/ha--18 to 20 Dry matter content (%)--14.64 Crude protein content (%)--20.00 Plant height (cm)--- 93.00 No. of branches---- 2-3 No. of leaves----12 Leaf length (cm)—12.1 Leaf width (cm)---8.2 Leaf stem ratio—8.3 Plant Habit-- Semi spreading Plant type—Indeterminate 2. Desmanthus- Hedge lucerne / Velimasal Desmanthus is a perennial crop. It is grown throughout the year under irrigation and during June - October as a rainfed crop. Sow the seeds at 20 kg/ha in solid stand on the side of the ridges over the lines where fertilizers are applied at a depth of 2 cm and cover with soil. Irrigate immediately after sowing, life irrigation on the third day and thereafter once in a week. First cut on 90th day after sowing at 50 cm height and subsequent cuts at intervals of 40 days at the same height. Fodder production for Sheep and Goat http://agridr.in/expert_system/sheepgoat/Fodder production for Sheep ... 1 of 6 24-Mar-15 8:39 PM
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Legume Fodders
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Fodder production for Sheep and Goat
Legume Fodders
1. Cowpea / Lobia - Thattaipayuru / Karamani
It is an annual crop.
This crop is grown in tropics, sub-tropics and warm temperature regions.
It is grown for feeding in green form, for hay making or for ensiling in mixtures with sorghum or maize.
It can be grown during kharif, Rabi and summer seasons.
It is suitable for year round cultivation.
Varieties include Co 5, Russian giant, EC 4216, UPC - 287 and local varieties.
Recommended seed rate - 40 kg/ha.
Harvest 50-55 days after sowing (50% flowering stage).
Variety Co 5 is suitable for growing under irrigated conditions (June - July).
Particulars of the variety Co 5:
Green fodder yield t/ha--18 to 20
Dry matter content (%)--14.64
Crude protein content (%)--20.00
Plant height (cm)--- 93.00
No. of branches---- 2-3
No. of leaves----12
Leaf length (cm)—12.1
Leaf width (cm)---8.2
Leaf stem ratio—8.3
Plant Habit-- Semi spreading
Plant type—Indeterminate
2. Desmanthus- Hedge lucerne / Velimasal
Desmanthus is a perennial crop.
It is grown throughout the year under irrigation and during June - October as a rainfed crop.
Sow the seeds at 20 kg/ha in solid stand on the side of the ridges over the lines where fertilizers are applied at a depth of 2 cm and
cover with soil.
Irrigate immediately after sowing, life irrigation on the third day and thereafter once in a week.
First cut on 90th day after sowing at 50 cm height and subsequent cuts at intervals of 40 days at the same height.
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Green fodder yield is 80-100 t/ha/year.
3. Lucerne
Lucerne is also termed `Queen of forages'.
It is a deep rooted perennial forage legume adapted to a wide range of conditions ranging from tropical to alpine.
It is very palatable and nutritious forage legume containing 15 - 20% crude protein on dry matter basis
Lucerne adds nitrogen to soil and improves soil fertility.
It is grown for green fodder, hay, silage but does not tolerate close grazing.
Varieties include Anand 2, Sirsa - 9, IGFRI S - 244, and Co 1.
Variety Co1 is suitable for growing during July - December.
Not suitable for very hot and very cold climates.
Recommended seed rate --20 kg/ha.
First harvest 75 - 80 days after sowing. Subsequent harvests are made at intervals of 25 - 30 days.
Characters of Variety Co 1:
Green fodder yield (t/ha/year)- 70-80 (In 10 harvests)
Seed yield (kg/ha)- 200 -250
Protein content (%)- 20 - 24
Dry matter (%)- 18 - 20
Plant height (cm)- 60 - 80
Mean clusters per tiller- 12 - 15
Mean No. of pods per tiller- 22 - 25
Mean No. of seeds per pod- 4 -6
4. Stylo
Stylo is an erect growing perennial forage legume native of Brazil.
It grows 0.6 to 1.8 m tall.
Stylo is adapted to tropical climate and tolerant to low fertility soils, acidic soils and soils with poor drainage.
Stylos are drought resistant legumes coming up well in areas receiving a minimum rainfall of 450 - 840 mm annually.
The crude protein content of stylos ranges from 15 to 18%.
Season is June - July to September - October.
For line sowing (30 x 15 cm), the seed rate is 6 kg/ha and for broadcasting 10 kg/ha.
First harvest can be taken 75 days after sowing at flowering stage and subsequent harvests depending upon the growth.
It is to be noted that during the first year, the establishment after sowing is very slow and the yield is low.
Later on when the crop establishes well due to self seeding it yields 30 to 35 t/ha/year from the third year onwards.
Stylo is a good pasture legume.
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Cereal Fodders
1. Fodder maize – Makkacholam
Maize is an annual crop.
It is grown on a variety of soils, but well drained fertile soils are best suited.
Maize is mostly grown as KHARIF crop i.e. sowing in June - July. In south India it makes best growth in RABI and also in
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SUMMER.
It can be grown throughout the year with irrigation facility.
African tall, Vijay composite, Moti composite, Ganga - 5 and Jawahar are some important fodder varieties.
Maintain a seed rate of 40 kg/ha and dibble one seed to a spacing of 15cm between the seeds in the row which are 30 cm apart.
The average green fodder yield is 40-50 t/ha and the dry matter yield is 10-15 t/ha.
Staggered sowing is recommended for supply of green fodder for a long period.
Harvest the crop when the cob is in the milky stage.
2. Fodder sorghum - Cholam / Jowar
It is cultivated mainly for grain and also for fodder.
Sorghum is a drought resistant annual crop.
It thrives in tropical climate with a temperature range of 25-35oC.
It is not suited to higher elevations (more than 1200 m).
It can be grown under an annual rainfall of 300-350 mm.
It can be grown on any soil except on very sandy soils.
Suitable varieties for irrigated area (Jan - Feb and Apr - May) are Co.11, Co. 27, Co.F.S. 29
Suitable varieties for Rainfed conditions (Jun - Jul) are Co.11, Co27, Co.F.S.29
Suitable varieties for Rainfed conditions (Sep - Oct) are K7, Co.27, Co.F.S. 29,K 10
Co.F.S. 29 is a multicut variety and released by Tamil Nadu Agricultural University during 2001. It is cross between TNFS
9602 and Sudan grass.
Seed rate is 40 kg/ha (only 12.5 kg/ha for Co.F.S. 29).
Sorghum can be harvested after flowering stage for green fodder.
If it is a single cut, it should be harvested at 60-65 days (50% flowering) after sowing and if it is a multicut, the first cut is 60
days after sowing and subsequently once in 40 days.
For Co. F.S. 29, each harvest has to be done at 65 days interval (5 harvests in a year).