Acacia subalata

Acacia subalata Small tree 2.5-4.5 m high with a dense crown that provides good shade. The thick pods; fleshy when young-readily eaten by livestock. Leaves of young trees occasionally eaten by goats. The seeds commonly included in calf starters in some countries.

			As % of dry matter

		DM	CP	CF	Ash	EE	NFE	Ca	P	Ref
Top branches and
leaves, Kenya		11.9	21.4	5.5	2.2	59.0	0.87	0.13	129

Pods, mature, Kenya		10.4	19.8	6.6	0.8	62.4	0.53	0.16	"

Seeds, Zimbabwe	92.9	13.6	10.2	3.8	5.0	67.4			499


					Digestibility (%)

			Animal		CP	CF	EE	NFE	ME	Ref

Seeds		Cattle		67.8	58.7	70.1	55.6	2.24	499





References 129, 499 Abstracts