2024 Alfalfa, Red Clover, and White Clover Grazing Tolerance Report
2024 Alfalfa, Red Clover, and White Clover Grazing Tolerance Report
Abstract
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) is the highest-yielding, highest-quality forage legume grown in Kentucky. It forms the basis of Kentucky’s cash hay enterprise and is an important component in dairy, horse, beef, and sheep diets. Recent emphasis on its use as a grazing crop and the release of grazing-tolerant varieties have raised the following question: Do varieties differ in tolerance to grazing? To answer this question, we have chosen to use the standard tolerance test recommended by the North American Alfalfa Improvement Conference. This test uses continuous heavy grazing to sort out differences in grazing tolerance in a relatively short period of time.
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Publication Date
Jan. 16, 2025
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Keywords
Alfalfa, Red Clover, White Clover, Grazing Tolerance
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