Document Type
Other
Publication Date
3-1-2002
Keywords
kochia, livestock, south dakota
Extension Number
ExEx 11002
Department
Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Description
Kochia scoparia has been put up as hay for many years as an alternate feed for South Dakota livestock. Frequently, it is mixed with other hay or silage during winter feeding periods. The quality of kochia forage is extremely variable, however, and in certain situations kochia causes livestock poisoning. Many unknowns exist, so use caution when feeding this plant to livestock.
Recommended Citation
Thomson, John U.; Twidwell, Edward K.; and Neiger, Regg D., "Feeding Kochia to South Dakota Livestock - Kochia Scopana —Fireweed, burning bush, summer cypress, Mexican fireweed, tumbleweed, and Dakota alfalfa" (2002). SDSU Extension Extra Archives. 378.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/extension_extra/378
Comments
Updated March 2002