 | Abstract 304Palatability of tropical tree legume forage to rabbits.Raharjo,-YC; Cheeke,-PR PO Box 123, Bogor, Indonesia. Nitrogen-Fixing-Tree-Research-Reports. 1985, 3, 31-32; 3 ref. A total of 20 rabbits in 2 trials were fed on different green tropical tree legume forages in series or separately and intakes were estimated. Highly palatable species (30% or more of total intake) were Leucaena leucocephala and Albizia falcataria, palatable species (20 to 30% of total intake) were Sesbania grandiflora and Erythrina lithosperma. Unpalatable species (less than 20% of total intake) were Calliandra calothyrsus and Gliricidia sepium. In the second trial the most palatable forage was sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) leaves, then L. leucocephala; the least palatable forage was A. falcataria. This abstract relates to the following species:
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