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Hog Peanut vegetation for Rabbits/ Guinea pigs ?

 
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Does anyone know if the nitrogen fixer hog peanuts vegetation can be rotationally grazed by tractored rabbits/guinea pigs?

Any idea on protein content of the plant itself?

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Anybody ?

Thanks !
 
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Hi,
I am not sure, are you talking about Arachis pintoi? If yes, feedipedia gives 21% crude protein.
It is written it stands heavy grazing, but I think that was tested with ruminants. However, I think as long as you rotate your small livestock quickly through it, removing only part of the biomass, it would work.
https://www.feedipedia.org/node/702
 
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Interesting ! I appreciate the link, it sounds like basically that's what I'm after up here in zone 5/6 except Arachis pintoi is more in the tropics? !

Amphicarpaea bracteata from my understanding is "hog peanut" .

 
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