Forage Crops Flashcards
White ball acacia
Acaciella angustissima
Mulberry
Morus sp.
hairy indigo
Indigofera hirsuta L.
kakawate
Gliricidia sepium
Madre de agua
Trichanthera gigantea
Flamengia;
malabalatong
Flemingia macrophylla
Pigeon pea
Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.
Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit
Ipil-ipil
Desmanthus
Desmanthus virgatus
Agati
Sesbania grandiflora (L.) Pers.
Katuray
Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr.
Refers to plant leaves and stems mostly eaten by grazing animals. It can be herbaceous legumes, grasses, shrubs or tree legumes.
Forages
Serves as main feed for ruminants
Produces more biomass than
legumes
Grasses
Provides better quality feeds
Provides protein, vitamins and
minerals for more improved
performance of animals
Legumes
Leguminous crop are cheap
source of feeds
It has lesser chance of ingesting
infective larvae as compared to
grazing lower growing vegetation
Legumes