Feed stuff

Feed type

Season

Chemical composition (% DM)

DM%

CP

NDF

ADF

ADL

Ash

Sporobolus spicatus

Grasses

Wet

90.3

10.7^a

65.2^b

45.4

10.5

14.9

Dry

92.4

3.9^b

75.5^a

51.2

7.6

11.5

Tephrosia villosa

Herbaceous

Wet

89.2

14.6^a

55.8^b

40.4^b

15.2

6.8

Dry

90.5

9.4^b

63.3^a

52.5^a

8.8

4.2

Acacia mellifera

Browse trees

Wet

90.9

12.4^a

56.8^b

41.7^b

9.4

8.4

Dry

92.2

6.8^b

68.7^a

46.4^a

13.8

5.7

Grewia tenex

Shrubs

Wet

88.5

14.3^a

53.3^b

36.8^b

22.6

11.2

Dry

91.1

5.5^b

62.3^a

53.7^a

17.9

8.3

Dobera glabra

Shrubs

Wet

93.2

13.7^a

40.5^b

20.8^b

13.2

14.3

Dry

95.3

9^b

64.8^a

35.4^a

9.9

9.1

Acacia gussei

Browse trees

Wet

92.4

12.1^a

45.4^b

33.3^b

9.8

9.9

Dry

90.6

7.7^b

57.7^a

45.7^a

11.6

8.6