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Indian bluegrass (Bothriochloa pertusa)

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

Indian bluegrass, indian couch grass, sweet pitted grass, pitted beardgrass, hurricane pitted bluestem, hurricane grass, yerba huracán, seymour grass, pitted blue-stem, barbados sour grass, camagueyana, silver grass, suket putihan, rebha las alasan, rumput embun, salay parang, salay, ya hom, ya hangma, huyêt tha'o lô

Species

Bothriochloa pertusa (L.) A. Camus. [Poaceae]

Synonyms

Andropogon pertusus (L.) Willd., Dichanthium pertusum (L.) Clayton

Related feed(s)

Description

Tufted perennial, very similar to B. insculpta in form, rhizomes and stolons. Grows in dry areas. Valued by some for pasture, but considered by others a weed. Withstands heavy grazing and short dry spells, but is low yielding.

Nutritional aspects

Ruminants

Used for fodder, hay and mulch.

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).

Indian bluegrass (Bothriochloa pertusa), aerial part, fresh

Main analysis	Unit	Avg	SD	Min	Max	Nb
Dry matter	% as fed	42.9	12.0	34.7	56.7	3
Crude protein	% DM	5.0	0.8	3.9	5.8	7
Crude fibre	% DM	33.1	3.6	28.1	37.9	7
NDF	% DM	68.4					*
ADF	% DM	38.7					*
Lignin	% DM	5.1					*
Ether extract	% DM	1.9	0.5	1.0	2.4	7
Ash	% DM	11.6	1.7	9.2	14.3	7
Gross energy	MJ/kg DM	17.4					*

Minerals	Unit	Avg	SD	Min	Max	Nb
Calcium	g/kg DM	3.3	1.2	2.3	5.1	5
Phosphorus	g/kg DM	2.0	2.7	0.4	6.8	5
Potassium	g/kg DM	6.1	4.0	1.7	10.4	5
Sodium	g/kg DM	0.3		0.2	0.4	2
Magnesium	g/kg DM	2.0	1.3	1.3	4.4	5
Manganese	mg/kg DM	235				1
Zinc	mg/kg DM	43				1
Copper	mg/kg DM	5				1

Ruminant nutritive values	Unit	Avg	SD	Min	Max	Nb
OM digestibility, Ruminant	%	62.5					*
Energy digestibility, ruminants	%	59.7					*
DE ruminants	MJ/kg DM	10.4					*
ME ruminants	MJ/kg DM	8.5					*

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

References

CIRAD, 1991; INFIC, 1978; Nasrullah et al., 2003; Patel, 1966

Last updated on 24/10/2012 00:44:22

Indian bluegrass (Bothriochloa pertusa), hay

Main analysis	Unit	Avg	SD	Min	Max	Nb
Dry matter	% as fed	94.3				1
Crude protein	% DM	3.0				1
Crude fibre	% DM	39.2				1
NDF	% DM	74.1					*
ADF	% DM	45.5					*
Lignin	% DM	6.6					*
Ether extract	% DM	1.2				1
Ash	% DM	10.7				1
Gross energy	MJ/kg DM	17.5					*

Ruminant nutritive values	Unit	Avg	SD	Min	Max	Nb
OM digestibility, Ruminant	%	53.2					*
Energy digestibility, ruminants	%	49.8					*
DE ruminants	MJ/kg DM	8.7					*
ME ruminants	MJ/kg DM	7.1					*
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants	%	1.8				1

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

References

Lander et al., 1932

Last updated on 24/10/2012 00:44:22

References

References

Aumont, G. ; Xandé, A., 1989. The contents of major minerals, sulphur and trace elements in Pangola grass and savannas in Guadeloupe (F.W.I.). Pâturages et alimentation des ruminants en zone tropicale humide, 1989, 127-135
Coates, D. B. ; Mayer, R. J., 2009. Differences between the in vitro digestibility of extrusa collected from oesophageal fistulated steers and the forage consumed. Anim. Prod. Sci., 49: 563–573
Grimaud, P. ; Sauzier, J. ; Bheekhee, R. ; Thomas, P., 2006. Nutritive value of tropical pastures in Mauritius. Trop. Anim. Health Prod., 38 (2): 159-167
INFIC, 1978. Data from International Network of Feed Information Centres. Rome, FAO
Lander, P. E. ; Dharmani, L. C., 1932. Some digestibility trials on Indian feeding stuffs. Part VIII. Some Punjab hays and wheat. Indian J. Vet. Sci., 2: 141
Patel, B. M., 1966. Animal nutrition in Western India. A review of work done from 1961 to 1965. Anand, Indian Council of Agricultural Research
Singh, J. ; Pandit, N. N., 1982. Studies on utilization of savanna herbage as the sole roughage ration for adult bullocks. Asian J. Dairy Res., 1 (3-4): 247-251

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