"Experientia docet" - Experience is the best teacher
The value of kikuyu foggage for overwintering dry ewes
Kikuyu (Pennisetum clandestinum) is a summer growing tropical pasture species well adapted to the Midlands of KwaZulu-Natal. Kikuyu foggage (standing hay) could play an important role in a fodder flow programme to sustain dry ewes during late winter after their…
Qualitative evaluation of Cenchrus ciliaris cv. Molopo and Gayndah as foggage
The aim of the study was to determine the qualitative value of Cenchrus ciliaris cv. Molopo and Gayndah utilized by small ruminants as a foggage (standing hay). Molopo material had crude protein (CP) concentrations that varied from 76 to 101…
The wintering of young ewes on Digitaria eriantha Stued, pasture in the North West Province
The object of this study was to determine the influence of different stocking rates (viz. 2, 4, 6 & 8 sheep /ha for a six-month period) on the performance of Dohne merino ewes grazing Digitaria eriantha (Smuts finger grass) pasture…
