Grazing Suitability of Various Napier Grass Varieties in Paddocks of Different Ages

Presenter Information

Yasuyuki Ishii, University of Miyazaki, JapanFollow
M. M. Mukhtar, University of Miyazaki, Japan
Sayan Tudsri, Kasetsart University, Thailand
Sachiko Idota, University of Miyazaki, Japan
Y. Nakamura, University of Miyazaki, Japan
Kiichi Fukuyama, University of Miyazaki, Japan

Description

Previous studies have demonstrated that late-heading type dwarf (DL) Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum Schumach) introduced to Japan from Thailand by the Dairy Promotion Organization of Thailand was able to overwinter in the lowland areas of southern Kyushu (Mukhtar et al., 2003). The species has a higher proportion of leaf blade than other normal and dwarf varieties. These studies were conducted to assess the suitability of the various Napier grass varieties for grazing (Mukhtar et al., 2004). The objective of this study was to examine the grazing suitability, herbage quality and wintering ability of three Napier grass varieties for dairy cows on newly-established and four-year-old pastures in 2003 in Kyushu, Japan.

Citation

Ishii, Yasuyuki; Mukhtar, M. M.; Tudsri, Sayan; Idota, Sachiko; Nakamura, Y.; and Fukuyama, Kiichi, "Grazing Suitability of Various Napier Grass Varieties in Paddocks of Different Ages" (2023). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 47.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/20/satellitesymposium3/47