Open AccessGrowth, nutritive value and dry matter degradability of three Tephrosia species
Author(s) -
O. J. Babayemi,
M. A. Bamikole,
I. O. Daniel,
Ademola Ogungbesan,
Akintunde Babatunde
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
nigerian journal of animal production
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0331-2062
DOI - 10.51791/njap.v30i1.1451
Subject(s) - dry matter , rumen , zoology , biology , sodium , chemistry , botany , horticulture , agronomy , food science , fermentation , organic chemistry
Two trials were carried out to evaluate the potential of Tephrosia bracteolata (TB), Tephrosia candida (TC) and Tephrosia linearis (TL) for animal feed. In an 18-week growth experiment, Tephrosia species differed (P 0.05) different in degradation characteristics. Lower amounts of crude protein (10-14.81%) was released in the three Tephrosia species. As a result of rapid growth, high nutritive value and easily rumen degradable dry matter of Tephrosia shrubs, ruminants could benefit immensely from the plants.