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Hello Vic Dairy,
I have experienced great dissapointment in our dallying with Fescue. =
Around 2000 we sowed 8ha of a mix of Vulcan & Quantum Fescue into =
sprayed out then lasered old paspalum pasture. It established slowly but =
thick and grew prolifically in the warmer months,but my milking cattle =
were always cantankerous after grazing it and when made to graze it for =
consecutive days usually a few had obvious stomach pain that made them =
lie down, kick at there belly, stop milking and over a 2 yr period at =
least one death, several cows with wrecked milking seasons, and several =
suspected early abortions.Vet visits confirmed Liver damage, and from =
what I could gather similar reactions gave Fescue a bad name in the =
60's. Till I could afford to give it the Roundup etc treatment, I found =
that my non milking cattle could better tolerate grazing it.
I have had similar early stage reactions from grazing a 1.5 ha paddock =
of Winter Active Fescue( Resolute) Its now a sacrifice paddock.
But it does grow well,better than Ryegrass in heat and on salt affected =
patches,and its hard wearing.
Yours in recovery
Ben Hall =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hello Vic Dairy,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have experienced great =
dissapointment in our=20
dallying with Fescue. Around 2000 we sowed 8ha of a mix of Vulcan & =
Quantum=20
Fescue into sprayed out then lasered old paspalum pasture. It =
established=20
slowly but thick and grew prolifically in the warmer months,but my =
milking=20
cattle were always cantankerous after grazing it and when made to =
graze it=20
for consecutive days usually a few had obvious stomach pain that =
made them=20
lie down, kick at there belly, stop milking and over a 2 yr period at =
least one=20
death, several cows with wrecked milking seasons, and several=20
suspected early abortions.Vet visits confirmed Liver damage, and =
from what=20
I could gather similar reactions gave Fescue a bad name in the =
60's. Till I=20
could afford to give it the Roundup etc treatment, I found =
that=20
my non milking cattle could better tolerate grazing =
it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have had similar early stage =
reactions from=20
grazing a 1.5 ha paddock of Winter Active Fescue( Resolute) Its now a =
sacrifice=20
paddock.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>But it does grow well,better than =
Ryegrass in heat=20
and on salt affected patches,and its hard wearing.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Yours in recovery</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Ben =
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