Our observations may better correspond to those of Baumont et al. who reported greater intake of lucerne than mixed grass hay by sheep. |
They are looking currently for high protein hay, and that would be lucerne, vetch and clover hay and those stocks are dwindling. |
We put in irrigation and grew lucerne on the second farm to feed the sheep on the main farm. |
The slugs also preferred the leaves of lucerne, white clover and lupins, to the wheat plants. |
The occurrence of malonic acid has been reported in the leaves of lucerne and in green wheat plants. |
Dams were one solution, both to slake the thirst of livestock and to feed patches of green lucerne for ostriches. |