Table 1.
Chemical composition (g/kg of dry matter) of foliage, fruits, and leaves of forage trees.
| Species | Fraction | OM | CP | NDF | ADF | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acacia pennatula | Foliage | 929 | 125 | 590 | 358 | [41] |
| Cratylia argentea | Foliage | - | 273 | 587 | [43] | |
| Erithryna berteroana | Foliage | 901 | 243 | - | - | [44] |
| Gliricidia sepium | Foliage | 894 | 238 | 385 | 247 | [45] |
| Guazuma ulmifolia | Foliage | 862 | 104 | 425 | 295 | [46] |
| Guazuma ulmifolia | Foliage | - | 110 | 520 | 344 | [46] |
| Hibiscus rosasinensis | Foliage | - | 266 | 367 | 223 | [41] |
| Leucaena leucocephala | Foliage | 898 | 201 | 275 | 191 | [41] |
| Leucaena leucocephala | Foliage | - | 245 | 452 | 255 | [41] |
| Morus alba | Foliage | - | 176 | 260 | 228 | [47] |
| Trichantera gigantea | Foliage | - | 199 | 407 | 339 | [48] |
| Acalipha villosa | Foliage | 899 | 162 | 361 | 291 | [46] |
| Ampelocissus erduendbergiana | Foliage | 934 | 157 | 494 | 332 | [46] |
| Brosimum alicastrum | Foliage | - | 142 | 375 | 260 | [41] |
| Crecopia obstusifolia | Foliage | 896 | 165 | 394 | 271 | [46] |
| Dalbergia glabra | Foliage | 941 | 187 | 629 | 415 | [46] |
| Galactia multiflora | Foliage | 925 | 137 | 409 | 232 | [46] |
| Guazuma ulmifolia | Foliage | 919 | 137 | 451 | 288 | [46] |
| Piscidia piscipula | Foliage | 905 | 126 | 500 | 346 | [46] |
| Psichotria nervosa | Foliage | 889 | 165 | 326 | 193 | [46] |
| Spondias mombim | Foliage | 892 | 148 | 283 | 197 | [46] |
| Tropis racemosa | Foliage | 878 | 130 | 345 | 297 | [46] |
| Acacia pennatula | Fruits | 955 | 85 | 720 | 487 | [41] |
| Enterolobium cyclocarpum | Fruits | 907 | 109 | 251 | - | [49] |
| Enterolobium cyclocarpum | Fruits | 966 | 164 | 339 | 221 | [41] |
| Guazuma ulmifolia | Fruits | 947 | 58 | 461 | 354 | [41] |
| Leucaena leucocephala | Fruits | 942 | 186 | 519 | 370 | [41] |
| Pithecellobium saman | Fruits | 920 | 147 | 291 | - | [49] |
| Enterolobium cyclocarpum | Leaves | - | 204 | 640 | 382 | [50] |
| Gliricidia sepium | Leaves | - | 195 | 526 | 299 | [50] |
| Leucaena leucocephala | Leaves | - | 216 | 687 | 412 | [50] |
| Moringa oleifera | Leaves | - | 254 | 632 | 411 | [50] |
CP: crude protein; OM: organic matter; NDF: neutral detergent fiber; ADF: acid detergent fiber.