AberGain
Tetraploid perennial ryegrasses provide higher utilisation and increased production per hectare compared with diploid perennial ryegrass, due to increased palatability and greater animal preference.
AberGain provides all these benefits, and combined with its densely tillered nature, offers farmers real potential to lift animal production.
Recommended list trials in various locations across the UK have shown AberGain to have a ME value under grazing of 12.6 MJ (Digestibility-value of 78.6), compared with the late heading tetraploid average of 12.4 MJ ME (Digestibility-value of 77.9).
Grass quality is just as important as total yield, with a digestibility gain of 1% worthy of 3% of yield. A higher digestibility increases voluntary intake and allows animals to absorb more energy from the feed. Maximising the high-quality grazed grass in an animal’s diet will increase milk production and reduce feeding costs.
AberGain key benefits
- First tetraploid high sugar grass released in New Zealand.
- Densely tillered for improved recovery from severe grazing events and pugging.
| Perennial ryegrass | |
| Ploidy | Tetraploid |
| Sowing Rate | 25-30 kg/ha |
| Heading date | +24 days (very late) |
| Endophyte | AR1 and LE |