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National level e-symposium on “Agroforestry system for augmenting livestock
productivity and empowering resource poor rural farmers”

Erythrina Sp. ( Kass,1994)

Erythrina Sp. have high cell –wall content( 61%) compared to other forage legumes. Diets with Erythrina
leaves should contain energy sources which are degradable in rumen. Higher milk yield is observed in Goats
fed with Erythrina peoppigiana ( 1.26 kg/d) than G.sepium ( 1.11 kg/d )
Feeding/ Supplemental Value of Tree fodders

The below experimental results demonstrate the importance of high quality tree forage supplementation
to a conventional basal diet for increasing milk yield and live weight gain .
a. Effect on Intake, Digestibility and Growth

Body
Suppl. Voluntary
weight
Browse Sp. Animal Basal Diet level Intake DMD Change Reference
%
(%DM.) g/kgW 0.75
g/d
L.leucocephala Cattle Natural Grass 0 20.2 42.0 -20
Wahyuni et al
20 26.1 44.0 290
.,1982
40 28.8 46.0 540
60 28.8 44.0 590
100 22.0 51.0 310
L.leucocephala Sheep Poor Hay 0 -9
ILCA( 1987 )
15 - - 15
27 - - 37
45 - - 53

59 - - 65
L.leucocephala Goat Maize Stover 0 Banda and
Ayoade(1986)
35 10.3 46.0 -
51 15.8 51.0 -

59 20.8 48.0 -
21.5 54.0 -
Glyricidia Cattle Rice straw 0 27 47.0 -113
sepium Norton et al.,
( 1992 )
10 31.0 46.0 -54

20 31.0 49.0 -94
33 33.0 55.0 10

Institute of Animal Nutrition, Centre for Animal Production Studies, TANUVAS
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development 37