Sainfoin

A nectareous perennial forage plant for fodder

• Fast growth and rapid regrowth
• 2-3 cuts a year
• Average hay yield – 8 t/ha
• DM yield potential – 14 t/ha
• The seed yield from the second cutting can reach 800-1200-1500 kg/ha
• 1000 seeds weight – 20.0-22.0 g
• Good drought tolerance
• Good winterhardiness
• Feed is rich in proteins, vitamins and other valuable nutritional components
• The fodder is of particularly good quality in the second and third years of cultivation
• Typical results of silage analysis: 14 % DM, crude protein – 18 %, digestibility (D-value) – 62, energy value (ME) – 9.5 MJ
• Can be grown alone or mixed with other crops such as alfalfa
• Excellent as a substitute for alfalfa in hilly areas
• Especially recommended as dietary feed in the form of fresh mass for young cattle, especially ruminants
• Unlike red clover, when used even in the early stages of development, even a moist fresh mass, sainfoin does not cause flatulence in ruminants
• Improves the taste of cow's milk and its butter
• Can be used in pig feed as a more digestible component
• Seeds, as a protein-rich component, are often used in horse feed instead of oats
• Medicinal plants because contain phenolic, flavonoid compounds
• For animals, it is a natural anti-helminthic plant
• Nectareous plants, good pre-crop
• Restores soil fertility during cultivation for 2-3 years
• Thanks to a well-developed root system, it perfectly stops soil erosion, can be grown at slopes
• Grows well in calcareous, not necessarily fertile soils, as well as in sandy or gravelly areas
• It also grows on clay soils, but does not tolerate waterlogging

The varietal parameters may differ from those indicated here when the testing circumstances differ from quondam