The effect of forage sorghum on dairy production was studied, using eight multiparous midlactating
Holstein-Friesian crossbred cows, based on days in milk, lactation number and milk yield.
They were divided into two treatments using a group comparison, with four animals in each group.
Animals in Group 1 were provided with fresh sole forage sorghum, at 60 d defoliation after planting,
and in Group 2 were fed fresh forage sorghum with lablab legumes at the same age as in Group 1. All
cows were also supplemented with 45-50% of total daily dry matter intake with meal concentrate of
17.39% CP, twice daily at milking times of 05:00 and 15:00. The results revealed that cows fed fresh
forage sorghum mixed with lablab legumes had significantly higher roughage daily dry matter intake,
total daily dry matter intake, %BW of total daily roughage dry matter intake and %BW of total daily dry
matter intake than Group 2 (P