fodder cultivation
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ÉÞW 100 g/head/day 240 g/head/dayÉÞW 100 g/head/day 240 g/head/day
§ùºîß1 million tonnes (annually)
7,122 million tonnes (annually)
ÎáG 12 eggs/head/year 1 egg/head/day
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Feeds and fodders ÜÍcÄ ¦ÕÖc¢ ÕcÄcÞØ¢
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¥ÕÖß×í¿BZ 231.05 m tonnes 869.79 m tonnes 638.74 m tonnes
·áøáÄbÞÙÞøBZ 31.6 m tonnes 65.4 m tonnes 81.8 m tonnes
Area under Fodder
Fodder Crops
Permanent pastures and other grazing
landland
India 93.8 Lakh Ha 110.4 Lakh Ha
Tamil Nadu 1.7 Lakh Ha 1.1Lakh Ha
Kerala 2883 ha. 96 ha.
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• high dry matter content (15%-20%)
• free from all toxic principles.
• Protein 6-8 percent, with well balanced calcium and• Protein 6-8 percent, with well balanced calcium and
phosphorus.
• Good soil binder.
• Harvest can be done once in 30-40 days.
• Can be grazed, cut and fed used for hay silage
Making, Ideal for sewage forming.
NAPIER GRASS
Pennisetum purpureum(elephant grass)
�Native of Zimbabwe in South Africa
� It grows up to four meters with thick growth -� It grows up to four meters with thick growth -
� Introduced to India by about 1915 in Bombay.
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� good for hay making
� comes up well in sewage water.
CUMBU NAPIER HYBRID
(Bajra x Napier)-BN hybrid(Napier x Bajra)- NB hybrid
Cumbu Napier hybrid was the first hybrid, which wasproduced at Coimbatore, followed by Pusa GiantNapier at New Delhi. Later Further improved types inother states.other states.
Propagated by root slips or stem cutting are veryvigorous in their growth and highly adaptable.
High yielders, nutritious, palatable, succulent,juicy, Less fibrous fodder. Protein 8-10%.
Rich in protein
can be fed to animals in small quantity(5-10 kg/daydepending on body weight).
Rich in vitamins.
Easily digestible and highly palatable.
Combines well with other grasses in mixed orintercropping conditions so a balanced diet is made.
LUCERNE
Medicago sativa(kudirai masal)
• Its called as ‘queen of forage crops’.
• Can be grown for 2-3 yrs in the same field.
• Harvest can be taken once in 30 days.
• Rich in protien (20%).• Rich in protien (20%).
• 3-5 kg/day legume has to be cut and fed at the timeof flowering when it will have high protein.
• It is suitable for hay making.
• Rich in calcium, phosphorus and high carotene andvitamin.
• Lucerne meal used in cattle and poultry feed.
COW PEA
• Highly palatable
• High nutrition
• High in Protein Content (up to 10% CP)
• Good for hay making• Good for hay making
• Can be grown in dry lands mixed with sorghum,
cumbu or maize.
Cowpea CO(FC) 8
Seed Rate : 25 kg/ha
Spacing : 30 x 15 cm
Fertilizers : 25:40:20 kg NPK/ha Fertilizers : 25:40:20 kg NPK/ha
Harvest : Harvest 50 - 55 days after sowing
(50% flowering stage).
Green Fodder Yield : Irrigated : 20-30 t/ha
Rainfed : 10-15 t/ha
Fodder Cumbu CO 8
Seed Rate : 10 kg/ha
Spacing : 25 x 10 cm
Fertilizers : 50:20:12 N, P and K kg/ha
Harvest : 40 - 45 days after sowing
Green Fodder Yield : 25-30 t/ha
Multicut Fodder Sorghum CO(FS) 29
Seed Rate : 5 kg/ha
Spacing : 30 x 10 cm
Fertilizers : 90 : 40: 40 kg N, P and K / ha Fertilizers : 90 : 40: 40 kg N, P and K / ha
Harvest : Harvest at 50% flowering for fodder
Green Fodder Yield :160-170 t/ha/year in five harvests
Crude protein : 8.41%
Dry matter : 23.6%
Cumbu Napier Hybrid Grass CO(CN)4
Seed Rate : 40000 stem cuttings/ha
Spacing : 50 x 50 cm
Fertilizers : 150 : 50: 50 NPK kg/haFertilizers : 150 : 50: 50 NPK kg/ha
Harvest : First cut at 80 days after planting and
subsequent cuts at 45 days interval.
Green Fodder Yield : 382 t/ha/year
Crude protein : 10.65% (çdÉÞGàX)
Dry matter : 17.08% (¦æµ ¶ø ÉÆÞVj¢)
Special features
� Inter-specific hybridization between
Pennisetum glaucum and P.
purpureum Schumach (CO 8 x FD 461)
Latest varieties
Cumbu Napier Hybrid grass
CO (CN) 4 – 2008
� High green fodder yield 382 t/ha/yr
as against CO 3 (287 t/ha/yr)
� 32.9% increased green fodder yield
over the check variety CO 3
• Green, conspicuous prop roots encircling each node unlike CO 3,
ensuring quick regeneration
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harvest with gentle raking of the soil produces more tillers.
Guinea grass CO(GG)3
Seed Rate : 40000 Rooted slips/ha
Spacing : 50 x 50 cm
Fertilizers : 100 : 50: 40 NPK kg/haFertilizers : 100 : 50: 40 NPK kg/ha
Harvest : First cut at 75 days after
planting and subsequent cuts at
45 days interval
Green Fodder Yield: 424 t/ha/year
Special features
• It is a clonal selection from
Mumbasa, a collection from
Africa
Guinea Grass CO (GG) 3 –
2009
Africa
• High green fodder yield
(423.57 t/ha/yr)
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• More number of leaves (280 - 350 per clump)
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CO(GG)3 CO 2