Lallemantia iberica

Dragon's head

Useful reference: 290

Annual herb with a short vegetative cycle adapted to dry climates, cultivated for its seeds, from which a drying oil is extracted. The oilcake has been used for horses, ruminants and rabbits with no observed ill effects. A cow can be fed up to 2 kg per day.

					As % of dry matter
				DM	CP	CF	Ash	EE	NFE	Ca	P	Ref
Oilcake with shells,
solvent extracted,
Morocco				87.6	35.9	26.5	10.2	1.8	25.6	1.14	1.60	239
Oilcake without
shells, solvent
extracted, Morocco				90.0	46.0	15.5	14.6	2.4	21.5	0.66	1.79	"
							Digestibility (%)
					Animal		CP	CF	EE	NFE	ME	Ref
Oilcake with shells,
solvent extracted					Sheep		80.9	25.8	59.3	56.9	2.31	360