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Performance of Medicago sativa under dryland conditions on the eastern Highveld
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: N F G Rethman --- Department of Plant Production, J J Odendaal --- Department of Agriculture & Water Supply, Transvaal Region, C C De Witt --- Department of Agriculture & Water Supply, Transvaal Region,Increased livestock numbers and improved animal performance based on dryland lucerne pastures requiring little or no nitrogenous fertilizer have been demonstrated to be feasible on the eastern Highveld. With large scale planting of lucerne‐based pasture (25% of arable land) 350... -
The effect of supplements of crop residues based diets on the performance of steers grazed on natural pasture during the dry season
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: EM AregheoreTwenty-four White Fulani steers, 20-26 months old, mean initial live weight of 270.6 ± 0.5kg, were divided into three treatment groups to investigate the effects of crop residues supplementation on performance when grazed on natural pasture during the dry season...
