Albizia chinensis

Important browse tree in hilly areas; also grown for shade on plantations and for the manurial value of the fallen leaves. The branches are used for fodder at the end of the growing season when the leaves are past their succulent stage. Leaves in the early stages may be toxic to animals as they contain saponin, and prolonged feeding even of mature leaves may cause toxic symptoms.
   
         

As % of dry matter

  
                 
       

DM

CP

CF

Ash

EE

NFE

Ca

P

Ref
                         

Fresh leaves, India

  

15.1

31.6

5.3

4.4

43.6

1.17

0.14

445
                         
                         
             

Digestibility (%)

    
                         
         

Animal

CP

CF

EE

NFE

ME

Ref
                         

Leaves

      

Sheep

32.3

2.0

40.4

69.6

1.47

445
                         
                         
         

Nylon bag degradability

      
                         
           

a

b

c

  

12hr

48hr

Ref
           

(%)

(%)

(/hour)

(%)

(%)

  
                         

Freeze dried leaves

  

DM

        

32.6

37.1

630
         

N

        

26.4

  

"
                         

Leaves with Guinea grass DM

22.2

14.2

0.049

28.5

35.1

632

(CP 21.1)

      

N

17.0

15.5

0.036

22.4

29.8

"
                         
 

[P (rumen degradability at time t) = a+b*(1-exp(-c*t))]
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         

References

445, 630, 632

Abstracts

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