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Angas cattle grazing NyPa forage growing on a salt scald near Meningie South Australia, producing Coorong Angas Beef (reg Trade Mark).  Grazing is the best method of utilizing the NyPa Forage and correctly managed it  produce a good ration sufficient for non lactating animals. It is notable that the grass does not hold salt in it's tissue, unlike most halophytes.  
  • The management requirements to achieve good levels of animal nutrition have been measured for both irrigated and dry land situations;
    • irrigated with saline effluent from land base aquaculture at 15,000 ppm, fertilized and cropped every 42 days provided animal feed  of 31.4 kg/ha dry matter per day with 16.7% crude protein, 67.6 dry matter digestibility and 9.5 mJ/kg, metabolisable energy (ME).  These are laboratory figures (Lymbery A. 2009 Murdoch University)[1]
    • in dry land circumstances similar crude protein and energy levels are achieved with high nitrogen and phosphorus regimes and grazing three times a year. These improvements are attributed to larger leaf area, and higher leaf-to-stem ratios due to adequate fertilizer (Sargeant 2009 LaTrobe University).[2]
[1] Lymbery A The Nutritive Value of NyPa Forage After Irrigation with Aquaculture Effluent. Murdoch University Fish Health Unit, RIR&DC 2008 Unpublished Note

[2] Sargeant M R The agronomy of Distichlis spicata cv. yensen-4a (NyPa Forage) and its potential role as a forage plant on saline land. PhD thesis Latrobe University March 2009


[1] The Nutritive Value of NyPa Forage After Irrigation with Aquaculture Effluent
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[2] Potential role as a forage plant on saline land
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