@article{MAKHILLJAVA201110132807,
    title = {Nutritive Value of Several Tropical Legume Shrubs in Hainan Province of China},
    journal = {Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances},
    volume = {10},
    number = {13},
    pages = {1640-1648},
    year = {2011},
    issn = {1680-5593},
    doi = {javaa.2011.1640.1648},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1680-5593&doi=javaa.2011.1640.1648},
    author = {Guanyu,Tieshan,Xuejuan,Mao and},
    keywords = {organic matter digestibility,in vitro dry matter degradability,in vitro gas production,relative feed value,Chemical composition,metabolizable energy},
    abstract = {The aim of this experiment was to evaluate the nutritive value of tropical legume shrub species <I>Cratylia argentea</I>, <I>Leucaena leucocephala</I>, <I>Flemingia macrophylla</I>, <I>Cajanus cajan</I>, <I>Dendrolobium triangular</I>, <I>Cassia didymobotrya</I>, <I>Cassia bicapsularis </I>and<I> Acacia farnesiana</I> in Hainan province, China based on their chemical compositions and <I>in vitro</I> Gas Production (GP). The Crude Protein (CP) contents of legume shrubs ranged from 13.43% (<I>D. triangulare</I>) to 18.44% (<I>C. argentea</I>). The Acid Detergent Fiber (ADF) and Neutral Detergent Fiber (NDF) contents varied between 20.73% (<I>S. didymobotrya</I>) to 48.61% (<I>D. triangulare</I>) and 21.11% (<I>S. didymobotrya</I>) to 55.27% (<I>D. triangulare</I>), respectively. The Total Tannins (TT) ranged from 0.78% (<I>C. argentea</I>) to 2.67% (<I>A. farnesiana</I>). The Relative Feed Values (RFV) of tropical legume shrubs ranged from 85.9% (<I>D. triangula</I>) to 321% (<I>C. didymobotrya</I>). GP of tropical legume shrubs was determined 0, 3, 6, 12, 24, 48, 72 and 96 h after incubation and their kinetics were described using the equation y = a+b(1 - exp<SUP>-ct</SUP>). The calculated <I>in vitro</I> Dry Matter Degradability (IVDMD), Organic Matter Digestibility (OMD) and Metabolizable Energy (ME) ranged from 36.91% (<I>D. triangulare</I>) to 79.30%<I> C. bicapsularis</I>), 40.70% (<I>F. macrophylla</I>) to 72.70% (<I>C. bicapsularis</I>), 5.41 MJ kg<SUP>-1</SUP> (<I>D. triangulare</I>) to 11.26 MJ kg<SUP>-1</SUP> (<I>C. bicapsularis</I>), respectively.}
    }