standing hay Archives

The value of kikuyu foggage for overwintering dry ewes

2002
Issue: 1
Volume: 32

J.F. de Villiers, T.J. Dugmore, W.A. Botha and J.J. Wandrag Page: 7 - 13

2025-01-13
flickerleap

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…

2008
Issue: 4
Volume: 38

E. Rautenbach, J.B.J. van Ryssen and W.A. van Niekerk Page: 342 - 349

2025-01-13
flickerleap

Samples of kikuyu foggage (standing hay) were collected in northern KwaZulu-Natal from five adjoining paddocks to measure the changes in nutrient composition of the foggage as winter progressed. Leaves and stems were separated. The first samples collected on the 18th…