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Recommended and Nutritious Forage Grasses and Legumes for Ruminants

by Akinbobola A. 1 Comment


My previous post on how to efficiently feed ruminants at a lower cost suggested the establishment of pastures. I further explained that it is necessary to consider the type, class and nutritive characteristics of the grasses and legumes to cultivate on the intended pastureland for the feeding of Cattle, Goats, Sheep, Rabbits, Oxen, Buffalo and even Horses. Below are the recommended forage grasses and legumes that you can cultivate and they thrive well in the tropics and savannahs with good nutrients.

a pastureland for grazingPlease note that grasses are basically rich in fiber while legumes are majorly proteins and very rich in nitrogen. Also you need the combination of the two on your established pastureland.

Forage Grasses That Thrives in the Tropics and Savannahs

Botanical name Common name Native region
Andropogon gayanus Gamba grass Tropical Africa
A. tectorum Southern gamba Tropical Africa
Axonopus compressus Carpet grass Tropical and subtropical
America
Axonopus scoparius Imperial grass Central and South America
Brachiaria decumbens Signal grass Tropical Africa
Brachiaria mutica Para grass Tropical Africa and South
America
B. brizantha Palisade grass Tropical Africa
B. ruziziensis Rugi, congo grass Tropical Africa
Cenchrus ciliaris Buffel grass Afica, India, Indonesia
Chloris gayana Rhodes grass Africa
Cynodon dactylon Bermuda grass Tropics and subtropics
Cynodo nlemfuensis Giant star grass Tropical Africa
Digitaria decumbens Pangola grass South Africa
Hyparrhenia rufa Jaragua grass Tropical Africa
Melinis minutiflora Molasses Tropical Africa
Panicum maximum Guinea grass Tropical and subtropical
Africa
Panicum coloratum Klein grass East Africa
Panicum antidotale Blue panic South East Asia
Pennisetum purpureum Elephant grass Tropical Africa
Panicum pedicellatum Kyasuwa grass Tropical Africa and India
Panicum clamdestinum Kikuyu grass East-Central Africa
Saccharum officinarum Sugar cane India
Setaria anceps Setaria Africa
Imperata cylindrica Spear Guatemala
Tripsacum laxum Guatemala grass
Eleucine indica Stubborn grass
Eragrostis tremula Weeping love
Aristida stipondes Wutsiyar jaki
Sporobolus pyramidalis Drop seed
Cymbopogon citratus Lemon grass
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Forage Legumes That Thrives in the Tropics and Savannahs


Botanical name Common name Native region
Cajanus cajan Pigeon pea Africa, Asia
Calopogonium mucunoides Calopo South America
Centrosema pubescens Centro South America
Desmodium intortum Green leaf Tropical Africa
Desmodium uncinatum Silver leaf Tropical Africa
Gliricidia sepium Gliricidia Central Africa
Lablab purpureus Hyacinth bear Africa, Asia
Leucaena leucocephala Lucaena, lead tree Tropical America
Neonotania wightii Gycine Africa
Pueraria phaseoloides Kudzu Eastern Asia
Stylosanthes guyanensis Stylo Tropical America
Stylosanthes humilis Townsville South America
Medicago sativa Alfalfa Central Asia
Mimosa pudica Mimosa
Alysicarpus viginalis Buffalo leaf

 

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About Akinbobola A.

I am a young entrepreneur, certified animal scientist, consultant and blogger. You can follow Livestocking on Facebook and Twitter. Click Here to E-mail me

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    October 8, 2014 at 12:45 pm

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