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Slender bluestem (Schizachyrium tenerum)

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 
Slender bluestem
Species 

Schizachyrium tenerum Nees [Poaceae]

Feed categories 
Related feed(s) 
Distribution 
Native grass of Colombia.
Nutritional aspects
Ruminants 
Showed high preference by cattle compared to other species.
Nutritional tables
Tables of chemical composition and nutritional value 
References
References 
Ritter, W., 1983. Fodder production in the subtropics an example of a project from Brazil. Entwicklung + Landlicher Raum., 17 (5): 12-14
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Datasheet citation 

DATASHEET UNDER CONSTRUCTION. DO NOT QUOTE. https://www.feedipedia.org/node/642 Last updated on March 16, 2010, 17:13

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