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Aspilia (Aspilia africana)

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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Species 

Aspilia africana (Pers.) C. D. Adams [Asteraceae]

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Ruminants 
Browse species of goats with 17% CP
Nutritional tables
Tables of chemical composition and nutritional value 
References
References 
Adegbola, T. A. ; Mecha, I., 1982. The utilization of browse plants by goats in southern Nigeria. Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Goat Production and Disease, 533
Ahamefule, F. O.; Obua, B. E; Ibeawuchi, J. A.; Udosen, N. R., 2006. The nutritive value of some plants browsed by cattle in Umudike, south-eastern Nigeria. Pakistan J. Nutr., 5 (5): 404-409 web icon
Apori, S. O., 1992. Evaluation of nutritive value of Aspilia africana: Preliminary studies. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 23 (13/14): 1479-1483 web icon
Carew, B. A. R. ; Mosi, A. K. ; Mba, A. U. ; Egbunike, G. N., 1980. The potential of browse plants in the nutrition of small ruminants in the humid forest and derived savanna zones of Nigeria. In: Browse in Africa, the current state of knowledge. H. N. Le Houérou (ed.), ILCA, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 307-311 web icon
Mecha, I. ; Adegbola, T. A., 1980. Chemical composition of some southern Nigeria forage eaten by goats. In: Browse in Africa, the current state of knowledge. H. N. Le Houérou (ed.), ILCA, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 303-306 web icon
Okoli, I. C. ; Ebere, C. S. ; Uchegbu, M. C.;Udah, C. A. ; Ibeawuchi, I. I., 2003. A survey of the diversity of plants utilized for small ruminant feeding in south-eastern Nigeria. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 96 (1-3), 147-154 web icon
Okwu, D. E. ; Josiah, C., 2006. Evaluation of the chemical composition of two Nigerian medicinal plants. Afr. J. Biotech., 5 (4): 357-361 web icon
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