Feedstuff Discovery - Red Clover

Red Clover

• Widely adapted,high yielding, cool season perennial legume.
• Can grow to heights of 2 to 3 feet.
• Used as both a hay and pasture forage, usually in mixtures with Tall Fescue, Kentucky Bluegrass, Timothy, or other cool season grasses.
• Best suited to regions with abundant rainfall.
• Has a shorter stand life than Alfalfa or White Clover.
• Disadvantages are the hay is dusty, and over-mature cuttings contain a fungus that causes animals to slobber.
• Annual yields = 2-5 tons DM/acre

Average Nutrient Content

• Ruminant TDN = 55-70%
• Crude Protein = 12-22%

Physical Description - erect, leafy plant with large leaves that almost always have a prominent V-shaped pattern or watermark on leaflets; very hairy, fleshy stems; pink flowers