Digitaria setivalva

Digitaria setivalva

Perennial with stems up to 120 cm high, sometimes branched, and usually hairy leaves. Low yielding but palatable.


							As % of dry matter

						DM	CP	CF	Ash	EE	NFE	Ref

Hay, Zimbabwe						88.6	13.2	27.7	11.4	2.6	45.1	499

Fresh, late vegetative						29.7	10.4	29.8	11.3	2.4	46.0	537


							Digestibility (%)

					Animal		CP	CF	EE	NFE	ME	Ref

Hay					Cattle		54.0	59.4	52.8	58.7	1.97	499

References

499, 537

Abstracts

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