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Three flower beggarweed (Desmodium triflorum)

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 
Three flower beggarweed, creeping tick trefoil, amor do campo, hierba cuartillo, daun mules, jukut jarem, delilan, rumput barek putih, sisek tenggiling, kaliskis dalag, himbispuyo, gumadep, smau hae lolook, ya klethoi, ya tanhoi, ya tansai, trang qua ba hoa, kuddalia, olmud, konikoni, vakathengu, kihikihi .
Species 

Desmodium triflorum (L.) DC. [Fabaceae]

Synonyms 
Hedysarum triflorum L., Meibomia triflora (L.) Kuntze
Feed categories 
Related feed(s) 
Description 
Perennial herbaceous creeping plant. Used as a cover crop in rubber plantations and produces good fodder. Recovers well after grazing.
Distribution 
Semitropical. Common in Queensland, Australia, the southern Sudan, Côte d'Ivoire, Uganda, southern Brazil, Venezuela and Colombia.
Nutritional aspects
Ruminants 
Produces good fodder. Recovers well after grazing.
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 30.2 4.3 25.0 35.4 4
Crude protein % DM 11.7 2.3 8.8 13.6 4
Crude fibre % DM 29.8 3.7 26.1 35.0 4
Ether extract % DM 2.9 1.1 2.0 4.5 4
Ash % DM 8.5 1.6 7.3 10.6 4
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 18.4 *
 
Minerals Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Calcium g/kg DM 5.7 4.4 0.6 9.0 3
Phosphorus g/kg DM 1.8 0.9 1.2 2.9 3
Potassium g/kg DM 13.6 11.1 16.1 2
Sodium g/kg DM 0.3 1
Magnesium g/kg DM 4.0 1
 
Ruminant nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
OM digestibility, Ruminant % 65.4 *
Energy digestibility, ruminants % 62.5 *
DE ruminants MJ/kg DM 11.5 *
ME ruminants MJ/kg DM 9.3 *

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

References

Calvino, 1952; CIRAD, 1991; Holm, 1971; Lim Han Kuo, 1967

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

References
References 
Calvino, M., 1952. Plantas forrajeras tropicales y subtropicales. Mexico, B. Trucco
Lim Han Kuo, 1967. Animal feeding stuffs. Part 3. Compositional data of feeds and concentrates. Malay. Agric. J., 46 (1): 63-79
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Datasheet citation 

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