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Title: NabuIn ZARDI LIVESTOCK & FISHERIES RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME: Hay for livestock dry season feeding

Date Published: 2015
Author/s: Nabuin Zonal Agricultural Research Development Institute - NabuZARDI
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Affiliation: Nabuin Zonal Agricultural Research Development Institute - NabuZARDI
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Hay is dried forage used to feed livestock. It is one of the feeding strategies during times of scarcity in the dry season or during drought. During times of plenty in the wet season, excess grass is harvested and made into hay. Hay can be made out of grass, legumes or mixture. Good quality hay is made at the flouring stage of the grass and legumes