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Wild date palm (Phoenix sylvestris)

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 

Dattier sauvage, toddy palm, wild date

Species 

Phoenix sylvestris (L.) Roxb. [Arecaceae]

Feed categories 
Related feed(s) 
Description 

Fast-growing palm tree with a stout trunk up to 15 m high. The greyish green arched leaves divide into numerous leaflets and emerge as a tuft from the summit. The tree is valued for its sap, which is extracted and distilled into a potent spirit.

Nutritional aspects
Ruminants 

The leaves can be used as roughage.

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
Crude protein % DM 11.3 11.0 11.6 2
Crude fibre % DM 33.2 27.7 38.7 2
Ether extract % DM 2.2 1.6 2.8 2
Ash % DM 7.2 6.4 8.0 2
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 18.6 *
 
Minerals Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Calcium g/kg DM 4.9 3.8 6.0 2
Phosphorus g/kg DM 1.6 1.4 1.8 2

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

References

Patel, 1966; Sen, 1938

Last updated on 24/10/2012 00:45:23

References
References 
Patel, B. M., 1966. Animal nutrition in Western India. A review of work done from 1961 to 1965. Anand, Indian Council of Agricultural Research
Sen, K. C., 1938. The nutritive values of Indian cattle feeds and the feeding of animals. Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Dehli, Bulletin No. 25, 1-30
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Datasheet citation 

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