Lotononis bainesii

Miles lotononis

Perennial herb with creeping stems that produce upright shoots up to 50 cm high. Mixes well with a number of grasses but can also be grown in pure stands for rotational grazing or for cutting every second month. High yielding only when inoculated with its specific Rhizobium strain. Has been used to increase carrying eapacity of natural grasslands.

As % of dry matter

DM

CP

CF

Ash

EE

NFE

Ca

P

Ref

Late flower,

Australia

19.3

27.0

8.1

4.0

41.6

0.65

0.32

341

Digestibility (%)

Animal

CP

CF

EE

NFE

ME

Ref

Late flower, Australia

Sheep

74.0

47.0

54.0

64.0

341