Composition and in vitro digestibility of different species of sesbania (Sesbania spp.)
1993
Del Barrio, A.N. | Roxas, D.B. | Lapitan, R.M. | Momongan, V.G. | Furoc, R.E. (Philippines Univ., Los Banos, College, Laguna (Philippines). Philippine Carabao Research and Development Center)
The chemical composition and in vitro digestibility of the whole plant as well as the plant parts of four species of Sesbania were determined. There was a wide variation in chemical composition of different plant parts. The CP content of the leaves ranged from 20.3 to 31.7%, averaging 27.9%. Considerable variations were observed in NDF (27.6 to 74.9%) and lignin (4.6 to 17.6%) contents. Also, the IVDMD (40.2 to 74.2% and IVDMD (36.4 to 72.0 %) were variable. Negative correlations (P0.01) were observed between IVDMD and NDF, ADF, cellulose, lignin and CF. Results indicate that Sesbania has a great potential as protein supplement due to its high CP content
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