Editing Kudzu (section)

===Animal feed===
Kudzu can be used by grazing animals, as it is high in quality as a [[Fodder|forage]] and palatable to [[livestock]].  It can be grazed until [[frost]] and even slightly after.  Kudzu had been used in the southern United States specifically to feed goats on land that had limited resources.  Kudzu [[hay]] typically has a 22–23% crude protein content and over 60% total digestible nutrient value.  The quality of the leaves decreases as [[vine]] content increases relative to the [[leaf]] content. Kudzu also has low forage yields despite its rate of [[cell growth|growth]], yielding around two to four tons of dry matter per acre annually.  It is also difficult to bale due to its vining growth and its slowness in shedding water. This makes it necessary to place kudzu hay under sheltered protection after being baled. Fresh kudzu is readily consumed by all types of grazing animals, but frequent grazing over three to four years can ruin even established stands. Thus, kudzu only serves well as a grazing crop on a temporary basis.<ref name="alabama">{{cite web|url=http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/A/ANR-0065/|title=Kudzu in Alabama: History, Uses, and Control|access-date=20 August 2007|publisher=Alabama Cooperative Extension System|year=1999|author1=John Everest |author2=James Miller |author3=Donald Ball |author4=Mike Patterson|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616073734/http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/A/ANR-0065/|archive-date=16 June 2012 }}</ref>