Acacia angustissima is a tropical legume which originated from Central America and has potential as a protein supplement to improve ruminant nutrition if the adverse effects of anti-nutritive factors can be diminished. It has a high nitrogen content and possesses many advantageous growth...

Aquatic ferns (AFs) such as Azolla filiculoides and Salvinia molesta are grown on swine lagoons in the tropics and used to feed pigs. The present work aimed to determine their nutritional value. Azolla samples collected in Colombian pig farms contained from 184 to 317 g crude protein/kg DM, 469-620 ...

Woody species are indispensable sources of animal feed in southern Europe, particularly in areas with dry to semi-dry Mediterranean climates. Such species can alleviate feed shortages, or even fill feed gaps in the winter and especially in the summer, when grassland growth is limited or dormant due ...

Acacia angustissima has been proposed as a protein supplement in countries where low quality forages predominate. A number of non-protein amino acids have been identified in the leaves of A. angustissima and these have been linked to toxicity in ruminants. The non-protein amino acid 4-...

Four browse tree foliages (Cassia fistula, Schinus molle, Chorisia speciosa and Eucalyptus camaldulensis), native to the semi-arid region of north Egypt, were harvested during the dry season and evaluated for nutritional quality by determination of levels of nutrient and secondary compounds, as...

One hundred and one Angus cows (average weight 614 kg) and their bull calves (average weight 213 kg) grazing improved summer pastures were used to determine cow and calf intake of liquid supplement, and its effect on forage intake and performance. Forty-seven pairs had access to a 410 g CP/kg DM...

Chopped and pressure-pasteurized straw (24% DM) was seeded with mushroom mycelium and analysed after 15, 30, 45, 60, 90 and 120 days. Mushrooms were collected 4 times. After seeding, NDF decreased from 824 to 485 g/kg and ADF from 561 to 412 g/kg. Hemicellulose and cellulose contents also...

The effect of browse level in the diet on in vivo DM digestibility (DMD) in sheep and the DM degradation of groundnut hay in the rumen of cattle fed tree forage-based diets were investigated in order to detect the occurrence of digestive interactions between diet components. Selected browse species ...

This paper has previously been published in Volume67 (2/3) 97-114 (1997) of this journal. It has been abstracted under that citation.

Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of including Danish-grown quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) seed in the diets of broiler chickens containing wheat, rapeseed, peas and soyabean oilmeal. The effect of dehulling on the removal of saponins from quinoa was also assessed. In the first...