Study specimen C, D, E and F and answer the questions that follow. (a) Give the botanical names of each of specimens C,D, and E. (b) Name the forage type to...

Answer Details

(a) Botanical names

(b) Forage type

(c) Four ways in which specimen C (Pueraria phaseoloides) is important in livestock production

• It fixes nitrogen into the soil, improving fertility for other forage.
• It is used as feed material, providing protein and other nutrients.
• It can be conserved as hay or silage for the dry season.
• It serves as a cover crop that checks erosion and leaching (and can be used as green manure).

(d) Type of farm animal mostly fed with specimen F (hay)

Ruminants such as cattle, sheep, goats and camels.

(e) Process of preparing specimen F (hay)

• Cut the forage before flowering, at early maturity.
• Chop the forage material into shorter pieces.
• Spread it out and turn it regularly.
• Dry it to reduce the moisture content while maintaining its green colour.
• Bale/pack it and stack/store it in a dry place.