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Feed availability in mature leucaena paddocks

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Shadur, P., Buck, S. R., Hopkins, K., Goodwin, K. L., Taylor, B. and Dayman, M. (2026) Feed availability in mature leucaena paddocks. In: 2026 NBRUC conference handbook : Proceedings of the Northern Beef Research Update Conference.

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Abstract

Leucaena (Leucaena leucocephala) is a valuable forage legume that increases productivity and profitability of cattle enterprises. However, on-going poor management can result in tall growth where much of the edible biomass occurs above cattle browse height. This can lead to the undesired establishment of dense volunteer leucaena plants and suppressed inter-row pastures which further reduces grazing value. The leucaena paddocks established > 45 years at Brian Pastures Research Facility (near Gayndah, south-east Queensland) illustrate these challenges and provided a basis for assessing the distribution dynamics of accessible versus inaccessible leucaena biomass for grazing cattle.

Item Type:Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Corporate Creators:Department of Primary Industries, Queensland
Business groups:Animal Science
Subjects:Animal culture > Cattle
Animal culture > Feeds and feeding. Animal nutrition
Live Archive:24 Mar 2026 01:48
Last Modified:24 Mar 2026 01:48

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