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Bamboo (Filgueirasia arenicola)

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 
Bamboo
Species 

Filgueirasia arenicola (McClure) Guala [Poaceae]

Synonyms 
Apoclada arenicola McClure
Feed categories 
Related feed(s) 
Description 
With Filgueirasia cannavieira, one of two species of Filgueirasia found in native pastures in the cerrados of central Brazil.
Distribution 
Brazil cerrados
Nutritional aspects
Ruminants 
Used by ruminants. Stays green during the dry season and a desirable natural forage.
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
Crude protein % DM 6.9 6.2 7.7 2
NDF % DM 84.7 82.8 86.6 2
Ash % DM 5.4 3.7 7.0 2
 
Minerals Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Phosphorus g/kg DM 0.3 0.2 0.3 2

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

References

Guala, 2001

Last updated on 24/10/2012 00:43:41

References
References 
Guala, G. F., 2001. A brief note on the forage value of Apoclada species. J. Americ. Bamboo Soc., 15 (1):48 web icon
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Datasheet citation 

DATASHEET UNDER CONSTRUCTION. DO NOT QUOTE. https://www.feedipedia.org/node/700 Last updated on March 16, 2010, 17:13

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