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Toco grass (Ischaemum aristatum)

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This datasheet is pending revision and updating; its contents are currently derived from FAO's Animal Feed Resources Information System (1991-2002) and from Bo Göhl's Tropical Feeds (1976-1982).

Datasheet

Description
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Common names 

Toco grass, batiki bluegrass, batiki grass

Species 

Ischaemum aristatum L. [Poaceae]

Feed categories 
Related feed(s) 
Description 

Perennial with stems up to 60 cm that grows in seasonally wet or waterlogged areas, where it forms a dense mat. Recovers quickly from overgrazing and survives poor management.

Nutritional aspects
Potential constraints 

Sometimes causes milk taint.

Ruminants 

Forms good pasture if well grazed.

Nutritional tables
Tables of chemical composition and nutritional value 

Avg: average or predicted value; SD: standard deviation; Min: minimum value; Max: maximum value; Nb: number of values (samples) used

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This datasheet is pending revision and updating; its contents are currently derived from FAO's Animal Feed Resources Information System (1991-2002) and from Bo Göhl's Tropical Feeds (1976-1982).

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Dry matter % as fed 33.7 20.2 47.2 2
Crude protein % DM 9.6 2.9 3.8 14.2 8
Crude fibre % DM 34.0 2.3 30.7 37.3 8
NDF % DM 69.2 *
ADF % DM 39.7 *
Lignin % DM 5.3 *
Ether extract % DM 1.9 0.4 1.3 2.5 7
Ash % DM 9.8 1.2 8.2 11.0 7
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 18.0 *
 
Ruminant nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
OM digestibility, Ruminant % 63.2 *
Energy digestibility, ruminants % 60.4 *
DE ruminants MJ/kg DM 10.9 *
ME ruminants MJ/kg DM 8.8 *
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants % 54.9 1

The asterisk * indicates that the average value was obtained by an equation.

References

Appelman et al., 1962; Butterworth, 1963; Hulman et al., 1978

Last updated on 24/10/2012 00:45:15

References
References 
Appelman, H. ; Dirven, J. G. P., 1962. The influence of the cutting interval on the chemical composition of various grasses. Surin. Landb., 10 (3): 95-102
Aregheore, E. M. ; Perera, D. ; Yahaya, M. S., 2004. Nutritive value of Batiki grass (Ischaemum aristatum var. indicum) supplemented with leaves of browses (Gliricidia sepium and Leucaena leucocephala) on performance of goats. Int. J. Agric. Biol., 6 (1): 143-148 web icon
Aregheore, E. M., 2004. Nutritive value of sweet potato (Ipomea batatas (L) Lam) forage as goat feed: voluntary intake, growth and digestibility of mixed rations of sweet potato and batiki grass (Ischaemum aristatum var. indicum). Small Rumin. Res., 51 (3): 235-241 web icon
Butterworth, M. H., 1963. Digestibility trials on forages in Trinidad and their use in the prediction of nutritive value. J. Agric. Sci., 60 (3): 341-346 web icon
Butterworth, M. H., 1964. The digestible energy content of some tropical forages. J. Agric. Sci., 63 (3): 319-321 web icon
Grimaud, P. ; Sauzier, J. ; Bheekhee, R. ; Thomas, P., 2006. Nutritive value of tropical pastures in Mauritius. Trop. Anim. Health Prod., 38 (2): 159-167 web icon
Stür, W. W. ; Shelton, H. M., 1990. Review of Forage Resources in Plantation Crops of Southeast Asia and the Pacific. In: Shelton, H. M.; Stür, W. W. (Eds.), Forages for Plantation Crops, Proceedings of a workshop, Sanur Beach, Bali, Indonesia 27-29 June, 1990. ACIAR web icon
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