While cutting interval had a marked effect on forage composition of guinea grass, there was limited effect of cutting height. Cutting at the
3-leaf stage at 25 cm would seem to provide maximum yield of material with an acceptable leaf:stem ratio. However, a more practical crite- rion for initiating cutting or grazing would seem to be a stand height of about 90 cm. Feeding and digestion studies are needed to confirm whether animal production was also optimal under this regime. Since this study was conducted for only
4 months, it would be unwise to base manage- ment decisions on these findings. Field studies over at least a full year would be needed to con- firm these findings before firm recommendations on optimal cutting/grazing management strate- gies could be made.