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Seasonal Production Of Feed Ingredients
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In South Africa, there is no area where the feed from the natural veld is available in the right quantities and quality all year round.
However, with correct pasture management, this feed resource is the most inexpensive feed resource and should be used optimally. Where deficiencies in this resource occur, the farmer needs to supplement those nutrients that are lacking.
It should also be remembered that the natural veld resource should be managed sustainably. That is why the word “optimal” is used and not “maximum”. You cannot expect to extract the maximum from the veld pasture without ruining it for the future.
Thus, the correct stocking rates, camp rotation and resting should be used to manage the natural pasture resource for the future.