dairy farming
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Is Super Napier grass good for Dairy Cows?
Super Napier is a high yielding green fodder and has protein content ranging from 16% to 18% Super Napier can yield 180 to 200 tonnes per acre per year They grow up to a high height 12 feet to 15 feet Super Napier has high crisp leaves. Super Napier can be harvested six to eight times a year… Continue reading
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Can Goats survive only with Super Napier grass ?
Super Napier is an excellent green fodder grass for goats. The leaves of Super Napier grass will be wide, smooth and greener than ordinary Napier grass. Its stems are long, juicy and is rich in high crude protein. Super Napier’s protein content is about 16% which very high compared to other fodder grasses currently available… Continue reading
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How to fertilize Red Napier ?
Red Napier responds well to farm yard manure like cow dung manure and poultry manure Apply 2 tonnes farm yard manure per acre before planting Red Napier stems In the absence of farm yard manure, it requires 100 kg bio fertilizer per acre. Manure / Bio fertilizer should also be applied after 30 days of planting… Continue reading
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Is Super Napier grass profitable?
Super Napier can yield 180 to 200 tonnes per acre per year Then succeeding harvests are every 45 to 60 days. Super Napier grass has 16% to 18% proteins with high yield of cattle fodder among all grass varieties. Gives double the amount of proteins and yield when compared to CO4, CO5 fodders 200 tonnes… Continue reading
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How do you harvest Super Napier grass?
First harvest can be made three months from planting. Its leaf length are 6 – 8 cm broad at this stage They grow up to a high height 12 feet to 15 feet Super Napier has high crisp leaves Super Napier can yield 180 to 200 tonnes per acre per year Then succeeding harvests are… Continue reading
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Is Super Napier grass good for buffalo?
Super Grass is very palatable because the stalks are tender Super Napier grass has 16% to 18% proteins with high yield of around 200 tonnes of cow fodder among all other Napier grass varieties. Gives almost double the amount of proteins and yield when compared to other Napier varieties Normally first harvest can be done… Continue reading
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Can Super Napier be grown from seeds?
Super Napier grown from stems grows faster than grown from seeds. It can grow on variety of soils but grows well in red soil and clay soil. It has deep roots and is drought-resistant. They require irrigation at least twice a week. Super Napier grass can be harvested after 90 days of planting seed. It… Continue reading
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What is the difference between normal Napier and Super Napier?
Super Napier grass has 16% to 18% proteins with high yield of around 200 tonnes of cow fodder among all other Napier grass varieties. Gives almost double the amount of proteins and yield when compared to other Napier varieties Super Napier after 75 days grow up to 15 feet height while other Napier grow up… Continue reading
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Which animal eats Napier grass?
60 days old Super Napier plants can be fed to chickens, ducks, horses and rabbits Super Grass is very palatable because the stalks are tender Normally first harvest can be done after 75 to 90 days of planting and can be fed to cows and buffaloes It has other uses aside from fresh feed for… Continue reading
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Benefits of Red Napier
Red Napier has fastest growth of 12 feet in 75 days They can give yield 20 tons per acre and 6 harvests per year. Presence of 16-18 % of protein that is very important for animal’s particularly for dairy cows to produce more milk. Red Napier drought resistant and can grow any kind of location… Continue reading