The official name of ladder grass in China is catnip, and ladder grass is the transliteration of its English name Timothy, also known as ladder grass or ladder grass.

Timothy grass is a gramineous plant, which originated in Europe and is popularized all over the world as a cash crop. This kind of grass grows mostly on high mountains, with strong cold tolerance, and grows fastest under the conditions of air temperature 16~20 degrees and sufficient sunshine.

Timoshenko grass is very suitable as the main grass of rabbits because of its high fiber and low protein. The cellulose in grass helps to accelerate gastrointestinal peristalsis, help rabbits grind their teeth while eating, and prevent urinary calculi and overweight, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone. When Tutu grows to 4~5 months, the demand for protein gradually decreases. At this time, we should change the main grass into grass (hay).

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The leaves of Timothy grass are very similar to those of Setaria viridis, but the leaves of Timothy grass are thinner and longer, 3~8 mm wide and 15~30 cm long. When heading, the whole plant is as high as one meter. There is also a kind of Pennisetum (Setaria viridis), which is also a perennial Gramineae and belongs to a native variety. Pennisetum leaves are longer than Timothy's, up to 50 cm, and the fruit is brown/purple, which can also be used as food for rabbits.