Research, Policy and Practice
Fodder plant | DM [%] | CP [%] | IVDMD [%] | PIR [gm/4 min] | ± SE* |
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Trees | |||||
Ailanthus chinensis | 26.7 | 15.2 | 63.2 | 37.0 | ± 3.42 b |
Zizyphus jujube | 23.4 | 17.8 | 63.2 | 71.2 | ±14.21a |
Melia azedarach | 21.7 | 12.8 | 62.6 | 36.3 | ± 2.63 b |
Grewia oppositifolia | 27.3 | 19.9 | 62.2 | 72.8 | ± 16.35a |
Corylus avellana | 22.6 | 20.7 | 61.3 | 69.5 | ± 14.57a |
Aesculus indica | 28.6 | 18.7 | 60.6 | 67.8 | ± 15.12a |
Diospyros lotus | 29.4 | 14.2 | 57.5 | 68.3 | ± 15.62a |
Acacia modesta | 23.4 | 17.5 | 55.9 | 41.4 | ±7.23 b |
Betula utilis | 28.2 | 19.7 | 54.4 | 70.8 | ± 12.17a |
Morus nigra | 27.2 | 14.6 | 54.4 | 69.4 | ±8.23 a |
Acacia nilotica | 22.7 | 18.1 | 54.3 | 43.5 | ±8.44 b |
Ficus sarmentosa | 33.4 | 12.4 | 54.3 | 45.5 | ± 4.94 b |
Salix tetrasperma | 24.8 | 17.4 | 52.7 | 39.8 | ±7.62 b |
Robinia pseudoacacia | 23.7 | 11.9 | 52.7 | 40.3 | ± 8.61 b |
Morus alba | 26.5 | 14.8 | 52.3 | 72.3 | ± 11.4a |
Celtis australis | 23.7 | 10.7 | 49.3 | 69.8 | ± 7.66a |
Olea cuspidate | 36.4 | 11.6 | 46.4 | 38.8 | ± 10.76 b |
Celtis caucasica | 32.2 | 10.1 | 46.3 | 67.5 | ± 20.87a |
Quercus incana | 37.4 | 11.9 | 42.4 | 18.3 | ± 2.36c |
Quercus dilatata | 38.6 | 12.0 | 41.9 | 13.2 | ±1.92 d |
Shrubs | |||||
Impatiens bicolor | 38.1 | 15.6 | 69.7 | 34.0 | ± 6.68c |
Cotoneaster nummularia | 36.4 | 19.8 | 63.2 | 70.9 | ±11.39 a |
Anisomeles indica | 28.4 | 19.8 | 61.2 | 57.5 | ± 8.87ab |
Debregeasia salicifolia | 33.6 | 18.0 | 58.2 | 67.5 | ± 11.00a |
Indigofera gerardiana | 38.1 | 16.6 | 57.8 | 67.5 | ± 15.95a |
Myrsine africana | 36.2 | 23.7 | 57.1 | 53.0 | ± 8.47bc |
Indigofera heterantha | 37.2 | 17.3 | 55.9 | 64.3 | ±9.14 a |
Dodonaea viscosa | 22.2 | 17.3 | 41.9 | 13.5 | ± 2.25d |
Artemisia maritima | 31.4 | 13.6 | 41.9 | 16.5 | ±2.31 d |