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Teosinte (Zea spp.)

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 
Buffalo grass, teosinte grass
Species 

Zea spp. [Poaceae]

Feed categories 
Related feed(s) 
Description 
Coarse maizelike annual 2.5-4 m high that grows well on fertile soils in wet areas, but is inferior to sorghum or maize in dryer areas and on poor soils. Cultivated as a high-yielding fodder crop in some areas. Usually harvested when the plants are about 2 m high and then cut 25-30 cm from the ground to allow further tillering. Unlike maize, it is not affected by serious pests or diseases.
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 26.2 1
Crude protein % DM 8.5 1.7 6.5 9.5 3
Crude fibre % DM 27.7 5.0 23.0 32.9 3
NDF % DM 63.3 *
ADF % DM 32.8 *
Lignin % DM 3.8 *
Ether extract % DM 2.4 0.6 1.8 2.9 3
Ash % DM 8.7 0.6 8.0 9.0 3
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 18.0 *
 
Minerals Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Calcium g/kg DM 3.4 1
Phosphorus g/kg DM 1.7 1
Potassium g/kg DM 24.9 1
Sodium g/kg DM 0.6 1
Magnesium g/kg DM 2.4 1
 
Ruminant nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
OM digestibility, Ruminant % 68.5 *
Energy digestibility, ruminants % 65.5 *
DE ruminants MJ/kg DM 11.8 *
ME ruminants MJ/kg DM 9.6 *
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants % 63.2 1

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

References

INFIC, 1978; Johri et al., 1963; Nasrullah et al., 2003

Last updated on 24/10/2012 00:45:14

References
References 
El Baki, S. M. A. ; El Gendy, K. M. ; Ghanem, H. M. ; Yousef, H. M. ; Moawd, R. I., 1999. Nutritional studies on some green forages in Egypt. 4 - Digestibility and nutritive values of four successive cuts of Teosinte (Euchlaena mexicana Schard) by sheep and performance of lactating Friesian cows fed rations containing Teosinte ad libitum. Egypt. J. Nutr. Feeds, 2 (Special Issue): 81-94 web icon
INFIC, 1978. Data from International Network of Feed Information Centres. Rome, FAO
Johri, P. N. ; Prasad, T. ; Khan, N. A., 1963. Studies on the digestibility and nutritive value of teosinte (Euchlaena mexicana Schrad) grass. Indian J. Dairy Sci., 16 (2): 60-64 web icon
Pinto, J. C. ; Chaves, C. A. dos S. ; Perez, J. R. O. ; Oliveira, A. I. G. de; Rocha, G. P., 1999. Nutritive value of sudan grass, millet, teosinte and corn silages. 1 Intake and apparent digestibility. Ciencia e Agrotecnologia, 23 (4): 981-987
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Datasheet citation 

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