Nutrient

Pasture species (pure stand)

Brachiaria brizantha

Brachiaria ruziziensis

Brachiaria mulato

Pennisetum purpureum 0

Pennisetum purpureum 1

Pennisetum purpureum 2

Pennisetum purpureum 3

Rhodes grass

Chloris gayana

Energy (MJ/Kg)

8.00

8.15

9.25

8.60

8.50

9.00

9.60

7.90

9.20

Protein (%)

11.5

13.0

17.6

13.3

12.9

15.6

20.9

11.6

14.2

Fibre (%)

27.2

25.8

19.9

26.9

27.5

25.0

22.0

29.3

24.4

Oil (%)

2.80

2.98

3.52

3.16

3.20

3.31

3.65

2.80

3.74

Ash (%)

8.08

9.07

9.7

7.51

7.01

9.11

10.9

7.68

6.54

Starch (%)

<0.10

<0.10

<0.10

<0.10

<0.10

<0.10

<0.10

<0.10

0.10

Acid Detergent Fibre (ADF) (%)

37.6

36.5

30.7

35.3

36.8

33.5

30.2

39.6

32.5

Neutral Detergent Fibre (NDF) (%)

61.3

55.6

44.5

58.8

60.5

54.8

51.0

65.5

54.6

Sugar (%)

<0.50

0.98

2.17

<0.50

<0.50

0.52

<0.50

<0.50

2.03

Digestibility (NCGD) (%)

51.2

52.9

58.8

54.9

54.3

57.8

60.7

50.9

57.8

Dry Matter

-

86.4

87.1

-

91.0

89.0

92.8

89.7

87.4