Grewia bicolor

A many-branched shrub 2-4 m high, often growing on rocky ground. The leaves and young branches are palatable to cattle.


			As % of dry matter

		DM	CP	CF	Ash	EE	NFE	Ca	P	Ref
Fresh browse, early
vegetative, Kenya			12.7	23.0	6.0	3.5	54.8	1.60	0.30	129

Fallen leaves,
Uganda		88.9	5.8	17.5	13.5	7.4	55.8	3.02	0.14	537


			Nylon bag degradability

				a	b	c		12hr	48hr	Ref
				(%)	(%)	(/hour)		(%)	(%)

Leaves			DM	21	58	0.064			74	628
			N	39	56	0.042			91	"

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

129, 537, 628