Brachiaria decumbens

Brachiaria decumbens

Suriname grass, Kenya sheep grass

Trailing perennial with up to 60 cm stems. Suitable for humid areas with well-drained sandy soils. Withstands drought but not waterlogging. Valuable constituent of East African savannahs. Readily grazed, but reported to cause scouring if eaten continually for a long time. Fairly high-yielding. Usually propagated by cuttings or tuft splits.

			As % of dry matter

		DM	CP	CF	Ash	EE	NFE	Ref

Fresh, early bloom, Kenya			11.2	28.0	9.9	2.8	48.1	130

Fresh, mid-bloom, Kenya		19.5	8.2	33.4	8.4	2.5	47.5	82


			Digestibility (%)

	Animal		CP	CF	EE	NFE	ME	Ref

Fresh, mid-bloom	Sheep		46.9	72.9	16.9	66.1	2.21	82

References

82, 130

Abstracts

Buffaloes(245), Cattle(29), Cattle(312), Cattle(314), Cattle(384), Cattle(495), Cattle(509), Cattle(512), Cattle(565), Cattle(573), Cattle(585), Cattle(588), Cattle(630), Cattle(635), Composition(23), Composition(512), Dairy(433), Hay(5), Hay(6), Hay(26), Hay(27), Rabbits(92), Sheep(259), Sheep(369)