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A High Quality Multipurpose Forage
Perennial peanut is a high quality forage with a market demand that outstrips supply. It replaces imported alfalfa and brings a profitable return.
For Beef Cattle |
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- Beef cattle grazed on Perennial peanut are similar in flavor, juiciness and tenderness of meat as compared to feedlot fed cattle
- As a winter supplement perennial peanut is more economical than range cubes
- Steer grains averaging 1.7 lbs./head/day grazing perennial peanut compared to 1.0 lbs./head/day on bahiagrass
For Dairy Cows |
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- Fed as hay, haylage or greenchop
- As silage, perennial peanut can be substituted for up to 70% of corn silage while maintaining milk production
- More profitable than corn diets when fed up to 50% of diet
For Gestating Sows |
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- Fed with 80% perennial peanut meal, sows yielded equal numbers of pigs farrowed alive and remained alive after 21 days compared to corn-soybean meal
- Fed at 80% maintains acceptable reproductive performance over successive gestations
For Goats |
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- Has greater feed consumption compared to alfalfa
- Greater weight gain and feed efficiency compared to alfalfa
For Horses |
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- Perennial peanut is a highly palatable forage
- Has amino acid composition similar to alfalfa
- Has calcium and phosphorus content similar to alfalfa
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