Eleusine indica

Rapoka grass, fowlfoot grass, goose grass

An annual 30-60 cm high, widespread throughout the tropics of the eastern hemisphere as a weed on cultivated land. Palatable pasture, but the leaves are said to contain cyanogenetic glycosides which are harmful to stock, especially when the leaves are wilted; can be used without danger, however, for hay or silage.

As % of dry matter
DMCPCFAshEENFERef
Fresh, 4 weeks, Ghana19.312.825.112.2437
Fresh, 8 weeks, Ghana26.28.223.79.1"
Fresh, 12 weeks, Ghana35.98.430.29.2"
Fresh, 16 weeks, Ghana38.46.028.610.1"
Fresh, mature, Thailand21.213.328.512.02.843.456
Hay, USA92.13.535.89.91.149.7163
Digestibility (%)
AnimalCPCFEENFEMERef
HaySheep0.044.010.034.01.19163

References

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