Nutritive evaluation of some Acacia tree leaves from Kenya

SA Abdulrazak, T Fujihara, JK Ondiek… - Animal feed science and …, 2000 - Elsevier
A study was conducted to evaluate the nutritive potential value of six species of acacia tree
leaves: Acacia brevispica, nubica, tortilis, seyal, nilotica, and mellifera from Kenya. A wide …

Influence of season/year and species on chemical composition and in vitro digestibility of five Indigofera accessions

A Hassen, NFG Rethman, WA Van Niekerk… - Animal feed science and …, 2007 - Elsevier
Two experiments were completed to determine the influence of season/year and species on
forage quality of Indigofera accessions. In Experiment 1, leaf material was collected from five …

Seasonal variations in the nutritive value of fifteen multipurpose fodder tree species: A case study of north-western Himalayan mid-hills

MR Navale, DR Bhardwaj, R Bishist, CL Thakur… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Multipurpose tree species are recognized as an important fodder source for livestock, but
their potential remains untapped due to dearth of knowledge about their nutritive value …

Potential of Cistus ladanifer L. (rockrose) in small ruminant diets – effect of season and plant age on chemical composition, in vitro digestibility and antioxidant activity

O Guerreiro, MTP Dentinho, OC Moreira… - Grass and Forage …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Shrubs can provide an important contribution to the fodder resources for small ruminants in
M editerranean areas, but there is limited information on their feed value, including …

Chemical composition and digestibility of some browse plant species collected from Algerian arid rangelands

S Boufennara, S López, H Bousseboua… - Spanish journal of …, 2012 - dialnet.unirioja.es
Many wild browse and bush species are undervalued mainly because of insufficient
knowledge about their potential feeding value. The objective was to evaluate some …

Effect of maturity stage on chemical composition, in vitro and in situ dry matter degradation of tumbleweed hay (Gundelia tournefortii L.)

A Kamalak, O Canbolat, Y Gurbuz, A Erol… - Small Ruminant …, 2005 - Elsevier
The nutritive values of tumbleweed (Gundelia tournefortii L.) hays harvested at three stages
were evaluated by chemical composition, in vitro (gas production) and in situ dry matter …

Assessment of the digestibility of some Mediterranean shrubs by in vitro techniques

H Ammar, S Lopez, JS Gonzalez - Animal feed science and technology, 2005 - Elsevier
The nutritive value of some Mediterranean browse species collected in Tunisia was studied
on the basis of their chemical composition, in vitro digestibility and fermentation kinetics (gas …

Seasonal variations in the chemical composition and in vitro digestibility of some Spanish leguminous shrub species

H Ammar, S López, JS González, MJ Ranilla - Animal Feed Science and …, 2004 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to determine the chemical composition and in vitro digestibility,
and to estimate the in vitro fermentation parameters of leaves, stems, flowers and fruits of …

Influence of the drying method in the antioxidant potential and chemical composition of four shrubby flowering plants from the tribe Genisteae (Fabaceae)

J Pinela, L Barros, AM Carvalho… - Food and chemical …, 2011 - Elsevier
Flowers from several common Mediterranean shrubs, such as those from the Cytisus genus
and Genista genus (tribe Genisteae/Fabaceae) have long been used for medicinal purposes …

Feeding value to goats of whole-crop oat ensiled with green tea waste

M Kondo, K Kita, H Yokota - Animal feed science and technology, 2004 - Elsevier
A study was made with goats to the feeding value of whole-crop oat silage with and without
the addition of green tea waste (GTW). The GTW was from a local beverage company, dry …