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Hey, you got me to wondering, so I googled kudzu horse feed and found out that horses apparently can eat kudzu.

Apparently it's hard to make decent hay from it.  
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudzu#Animal_Feed

Scroll on down to the very bottom of this page, then look for #8:
http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/extension/horse/recover.htm
It says, "Limited availability of traditional horse hays may necessitate feeding
non-traditional forage sources. Horses can effectively graze kudzu,
which is similar in protein and energy to immature graze hay.
Overgrazing and destruction of the kudzu is encouraged."

Other than those two, I couldn't find any more detailed info about the nutritional quality of green kudzu or kudzu hay.

-Elizabeth

On 6/18/07, 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.
....
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