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I well remember the prolific kudzu when I lived in California.  According to this article, sheep will eat kudzu:  http://www.kudzuworld.com/Kudzu/Archive/HungrySheep.pdf

 

And, according to this page of the same site http://www.kudzuworld.com/FAQS/Kudzu/index.EN.aspx,  cows and goats eat it too.

 

This more official site (the National Park Service) also states "livestock" will eat it.  http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/fact/pumo1.htm  But I haven't found any links with specific details regarding the nutritional content of kudzu...but, forage is forage.  During World War II the British were reduced to feeding their horses shredded paper for forage.  That and the necessary supplements kept the horses well fed.

 

Offer some to your horse...see if they'll eat it.  And please let me know.  I'm in Maryland and hay is only about $5.00 a bale but information about other sources of forage for my horses would be helpful...especially when I travel south. 

 

Thanks...Anne

Beth Bennett <endurance4me@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I'm just curious why we can't use Kudzoo? Heck, the southeast has enough of 
> that to fule the world for 20 years.
>
> I was also on top of Windrock Mountain yesterday, where TVA has installed 
> about 20 windmills - none of which were turning. Now, I am by no means 
> scientifically minded, but why can't they make the windmill blades out of 
> solar panels so that even when the wind is not blowing those things can be
>  
> producing energy?
>
> Oh yeah - - I need hay NOW! I thought I would be okay until November 
> because I am leasing about 15 acres for my 3, but with no rain, those 15 
> acres are not producing, and the horses have picked it down to the dirt.
>
> Can horses eat kudzoo???
>
> Beth
>
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