Table 3.
Proximate composition of forages
| Botanical name | DM % | CP % | CT % | NDF % | ADF % | ADL % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-legumes | ||||||
| Carallia integerrima (Dawata) | 32.1a±1.02 | 8.0c±0.97 | 6.2a±0.35 | 56.7a±4.31 | 47.0b±3.21 | 25.8a±3.25 |
| Aporosa lindeliyana (Kebella) | 29.9b±0.78 | 9.0c±0.78 | 6.4b±0.01 | 50.2ab±3.18 | 51.3a±1.70 | 27.2a±1.48 |
| Ceiba perntandra (Imbul) | 27.7b±0.81 | 17.6b±0.98 | 4.9b±0.06 | 46.1b±6.43 | 33.8d±0.71 | 15.8c±0.78 |
| Artocarpus heterophyllus (Jak fruit) | 30.0ab±0.97 | 15.9b±0.07 | 5.4a±0.32 | 46.5b±1.77 | 43.8c±1.77 | 18.8b±0.49 |
| Legumes | ||||||
| Leucaena leucocephala (Ipil ipil) | 31.0a±0.85 | 26.8a±40.56 | 1.6 LT±0.06 | 33.5c±0.636 | 23.6e±0.71 | 8.5cd±0.35 |
| Gliricidia sepium (Glirizidia) | 26.0b±1.98 | 20.0a b±1.33 | 0.8 LTd±0.21 | 35.1c±0.98 | 35.9d±0.72 | 5.1d±0.55 |
| Sig. | *** | * | * | *** | *** | *** |
Data are mean values of four replicates. DM = Dry matter; CP = Crude protein; CT = Condensed tannin; NDF = Neutral detergent fiber; ADF = Acid detergent fiber; ADL = Acid detergent lignin. Means within the same column with differing superscripts (a, b, c and d) are significantly different (* p<0.05, *** p<0.001).