Wednesday, 1 March 2017

Hydroponically Grown Grass For Sheep



Well, as we all know the feed / fodder / forage is one of the major components of Sheep farming and the fodder management is a key factor in successful and profitable Sheep farming. Green fodder plays major role in feed of milch animals, thereby providing required nutrients for milk production and health of the dairy animals. Commercial Sheep farmers should have enough land to grow green fodder crops such as hybrid grasses and legume crops. When we grow green fodder crops in open fields, it requires labour and other costs to produce the forage in our field. For healthy Sheep rearing, the fodder should good nutrients as well. In many places, due to climatic conditions or non-availability of land succulent grass is not available for Sheep throughout the year in many regions in India. This condition forces to think of different system to produce green fodder for Sheep throughout the year irrespective of climatic conditions and land availability.

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