Benefits of Sorghum Fodder
Skip to content Natural Farming Ideas Natural Farming Natural Farming Blog Benefits of Sorghum Fodder Growing COFS29 Sorghum Fodder Sorghum is also an important feed component of dairy cattle and poultry feed. Sorghum is a rich source of starch, protein and edible oil. Sorghum produces good quality herbaceous fodder with high palatability . Hence by providing sufficient quantities of fodder instead of costly concentrates and feeds to the milch animals, the cost of milk production can considerably be reduced . Optimal growth conditions are 18-21°C average day-temperatures, annual rainfalls of more than 750 mm, and deep, well-drained rich soils. However, Sorghum withstands annual rainfalls ranging from 230 to 4100 mm , a pH between 4.3 and 8.7, and a great ...