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Amigain Red Clover
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Amigain is the latest generation red clover bred in New Zealand for increased persistence and performance in permanent pastures, high performance short-term pastures, silage mixes and pure sward red clover stands.
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SKU#: PID00709
In a pasture mix, Amigain provides spring, summer, and autumn productivity ideal for increased animal performance, enhancing pasture management and fixing nitrogen. As a specialist multi-year crop, Amigain provides high-quality feed ideal for live weight gain and/or improved condition scores of priority stock classes in sheep and deer systems.
- Bred to persist and perform in both pasture mixes and pure red clover stands
- Semi-prostrate growth habit enhances persistence
- Excellent quality suitable for driving animal production
- Selected for a more fibrous root system
- Lower formononetin (oestrogen) levels than older varieties
- Increased clover root weevil tolerance compared to white clover
- Latest generation, New Zealand bred red clover selected from Georgian, Portuguese and Spanish genetics
Specifications
| Endophytes | N/A |
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| Grazing method | avoid allowing stands to exceed a 20 to 25 cm pre-grazing height and graze to a 4 cm residual., In a pasture mix, rotationally graze Amigain or set stock for short periods of time to optimise post-grazing regrowth and increase persistence. To maximise forage quality |
| Persistancy type | Perennial (5 years) |
| Recommended storage | Store in a cool / dry environment |
| Resistant to | Increased clover root weevil tolerance compared to white clover |
| Sowing rate | Perennial pasture mix: 4 to 6 kg per ha (Superstrike® treated Amigain). Short-term pasture mix: 6 to 8 kg per ha (Superstrike® treated Amigain). Red clover stand: 10 to 12 kg per ha (Superstrike® treated Amigain with 2 to 3 kg per ha Superstrike® treated Quartz white clover) |
| Suitable for | Dairy, beef, deer and sheep systems |
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