Albizia lebbek

Kokko, lebbek tree

Common roadside tree with large spreading crown. The leaves, and twigs are common fodder; it is also a good shade tree on tea and coffee plantations. Cultivated for fodder in some areas.

As % of dry matter

DM

CP

CF

Ash

EE

NFE

Ca

P

Ref

Fresh leaves, India

39.6

18.1

26.5

8.0

4.7

42.7

2.02

0.14

441

Fresh leaves,

Pakistan

31.7

22.0

26.5

7.0

10.0

34.5

1.84

0.20

308

Pods, Thailand

91.5

21.1

23.0

4.6

4.6

46.7

56

Digestibility (%)

Animal

CP

CF

EE

NFE

ME

Ref

Leaves

Zebu

64.5

62.2

44.6

37.6

1.84

258

Nylon bag degradability

a

b

c

12hr

48hr

Ref

(%)

(%)

(/hour)

(%)

(%)

Freeze dried leaves

DM

58.7

63.4

630

N

78.2

"

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

Amino acid composition as % of crude protein

Foliage

Ref

188

Arg

Cys

Gly

Hys

Ils

Leu

Lys

Met

Phe

Thr

Try

Tyr

Val

4.8

1.3

4.7

1.9

3.9

6.8

4.4

1.5

4.1

4.3

1.2

3.7

4.9