Acacia senegal

Senegal gum

Small tree, 2-3 m high, quite widespread, often found in transitional steppe areas and can grow even under the most adverse heat and drought conditions. Yields the true gum arabic of commerce. The foliage readily browsed by goats and camels. Produces numerous small flat pods which are willingly eaten by cattle.

As % of dry matter

DM

CP

CF

Ash

EE

NFE

Ca

P

Ref

Dry leaves, Senegal

88.4

18.2

11.2

8.4

6.7

55.5

1.32

0.14

537

Pods, Uganda

22.0

39.0

7.1

1.0

30.9

506

Seeds, Senegal

86.7

40.1

13.7

5.0

5.8

35.4

0.75

0.31

537

Nylon bag degradability

a

b

c

12hr

48hr

Ref

(%)

(%)

(/hour)

(%)

(%)

Leaves

DM

28

55

0.111

82

628

N

17

73

0.107

89

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