Want a high-yield fodder crop for my dairy animals on limited land.
Which fodder crop gives the most green fodder for cattle?
KKishan Lal8 महीने पहले · 206 व्यू
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For very high green fodder yield per acre, hybrid napier (such as CO-3, CO-4 or BN hybrids) and perennial napier-bajra hybrids are among the best, giving many cuttings a year once established. For seasonal high-protein fodder, multicut sorghum, maize and lucerne (alfalfa) are excellent; berseem is ideal for winter in north India and cowpea adds protein in the kharif season. The best plan is to grow a mix of a high-yield grass like napier plus a legume like lucerne or berseem so animals get both energy and protein. Choose varieties recommended by your KVK or State Agriculture University for your soil and irrigation. Always chaff-cut fodder to reduce wastage.
RRampal Yadav7 महीने पहले
Hybrid napier gave me the most green fodder once it took root, and it keeps coming back after each cut for a couple of years. I plant napier along the bunds and grow berseem in winter for protein. The mix keeps my cows in good condition cheaply.
KKaran Singh6 महीने पहले
Young sorghum can carry a risk of prussic acid poisoning, so I never graze or cut it too early, especially after drought or stress. Let it reach a safe height as advised locally. A bit of caution there avoided a serious loss.
BBhola Ram6 महीने पहले
On limited land, irrigation decides your real yield more than the variety name. Napier needs water to give those big cuts. Where water is short I do better with quick legumes like cowpea than chasing a heavy grass it cannot support.
SSushila Devi5 महीने पहले
Chaff-cutting changed how far my fodder goes. Animals waste a lot when fed long stalks but eat almost everything when it is cut small and mixed. The same area of napier fed more animals once I stopped feeding it whole.