Product Details

CAYMAN BLEND® (Hybrid Brachiaria)

Main Description: Cayman is a noble and adaptable grass with excellent forage quality. It is specifically designed for high tolerance to waterlogging and moisture, making it the ideal choice for soils prone to seasonal flooding or poor drainage (hence its name). It is a perfect solution for improving milk and meat production in challenging environments.

Key Characteristics & Benefits:

• Waterlogging Tolerance: The world's first hybrid Brachiaria with high tolerance to saturated soils. It develops adventitious roots to survive in high-moisture conditions.
• Stoloniferous Growth: Produces a large number of stolons that root at the nodes, providing excellent ground cover and stability.
• High Nutritional Quality: High levels of palatability and digestibility, resulting in more meat and milk per hectare.
• Protein Content: Can reach up to 17% – 20% crude protein depending on soil fertility and management.
• Drought Tolerance: While it excels in wet soils, it also maintains good performance during dry periods.
• Pest and Disease Resistance: High tolerance to spittlebugs (salivazo) and other common tropical pests.
• Plant Height: Grows up to 1.2 meters with a semi-prostrate (semi-decumbent) growth habit.

Management Recommendations:

• Days to First Grazing: 90–100 days after germination (ensure the plant is well-established before the first flood).
• Rest Period: 25–35 days depending on the season.
• Adaptation: 0 – 1,500/1,800 meters above sea level (masl).
• Animal Output Height: Recommended to remove animals when the grass is 15–20 cm high to protect the stolons and ensure regrowth.