Nutritional characteristics of forage grown in south of Bénin

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AuteurMUSCO, NADIA
AuteurKOURA, B IVAN
AuteurTUDISCO, RAFFAELLA
AuteurAWADJIHE, GHISLAIN
AuteurADJOLOHOUN, SEBASTIEN
AuteurCUTRIGNELLI, MONICA ISABELLA
AuteurMOLLICA, MARIA PINA
AuteurHOUINATO, MARCEL ROMUALD BENJAMIN
AuteurINFASCELLI, FEDERICO
AuteurCALABRO, SERENA
Date d'ajout2026-06-02T16:06:57Z
Date de disponibilite2026-06-02T16:06:57Z
Date de publication2016
ResumeIn order to provide recommendations on the most useful forage species to smallholder farmers, eleven grass and eleven legume forages grown in Abomey-Calavi in Republic of Benin were investigated for nutritive value (i.e. chemical composition and energy content) and fermentation characteristics (i.e. gas and volatile fatty acid production, organic matter degradability). The in vitro gas production technique was used, incubating the forages for 120 h under anaerobic condition with buffalo rumen fluid. Compared to legume, tropical grass forages showed lower energy (8.07 vs 10.57 MJ/kg dry matter [DM]) and crude protein level (16.10% vs 19.91% DM) and higher cell wall content (neutral detergent fiber: 63.8% vs 40.45% DM), respectively. In grass forages, the chemical composition showed a quite high crude protein content; the in vitro degradability was slightly lower than the range of tropical pasture. The woody legumes were richer in protein and energy and lower in structural carbohydrates than herbaceous plants, however, their in vitro results are influenced by the presence of complex compounds (i.e. tannins). Significant correlations were found between chemical composition and in vitro fermentation characteristics. The in vitro gas production method appears to be a suitable technique for the evaluation of the nutritive value of forages in developing countries.
Autre identifiantBECDB-3342
URIhttps://dspace.uac.bj/handle/123456789/3321
Languefr
Fait partie deAsian-Australian Journal of Animal Science
SujetGrass
SujetLegume
SujetIn Vitro Gas Production
SujetNutritive Value
SujetDegradability
TitreNutritional characteristics of forage grown in south of Bénin
TypeArticle

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