Chemical composition and in vitro digestibility of Stylosanthes guianensis varieties. (17th March 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Li, Mao; Zi, Xuejuan; Zhou, Hanlin; Hou, Guanyu; Cai, Yimin
• Is Part Of: Grassland science. Volume 60:Number 2(2014:Jun.)
• Page Start: 125
• Page End: 129
• Publication Date: 2014-03-17
• Subjects: Grasslands -- Periodicals; Grasslands -- Management -- Periodicals; 578.74
• DOI: 10.1111/grs.12046
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1744-6961

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" id="grs12046-abs-0001"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>We evaluated the nutritive value of 10 varieties of stylo (<italic>Stylosanthes guianensis</italic>) in Hainan province, China, based on chemical composition and <italic>in vitro</italic> dry matter digestibility. Chemical composition of the varieties averaged 10.5% crude protein, 2.6% ether extract, 47.4% neutral detergent fiber, 39.7% acid detergent fiber and 0.59% total tannins. <italic>In vitro</italic> dry matter digestibility averaged 61.4%. The Relative Feed Value quality standard of individual varieties was grade 2 or higher, with the highest values for 'TPRC90028' and 'Reyan No. 2.' The results show that the stylo varieties have suitable nutritive values for livestock in tropical regions of China.</p> </abstract>