Hyparrhenia dissoluta

Hyparrhenia dissoluta

Tufted perennial grass up to 2 m high. In the very early stage of growth it is completely grazed, but in the later stages the stems are usually left ungrazed and only the leaves are eaten.

			As % of dry matter

		DM	CP	CF	Ash	EE	NFE	Ref

Fresh, early bloom, Kenya			12.9	33.7	8.8	3.0	41.6	131

Fresh, mid-bloom, Niger			6.4	41.0	5.3	1.4	45.9	45

Fresh, 4 weeks, Ghana		25.6	16.7	21.6	10.8			437

Fresh, 8 weeks, Ghana		21.9	10.6	25.2	7.8			"

Fresh, 12 weeks, Ghana		31.8	8.7	31.8	4.9			"

Fresh, 36 weeks, Ghana		38.8	5.2	28.0	6.5			"

Hay, pre-bloom, Zimbabwe		92.6	6.8	36.9	5.8	1.5	49.0	499


			Digestibility (%)

	Animal		CP	CF	EE	NFE	ME	Ref

Hay, pre-bloom	Cattle		62.1	71.0	40.2	61.9	2.27	499

References

45, 131, 437, 499

Hyparrhenia dissoluta

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