Table 1 Chemical composition of pangola grass (% of dry matter unless stated)
From: Pangola grass as forage for ruminant animals: a review
Pangola form and reference | Cutting age (days) | DM (%) | CP | EE | NDF | ADF | ADL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fresh | |||||||
Archimède et al. (2000) | 42 | - | 7.2 | - | 79.0 | 44.2 | 7.8 |
Lee et al. (2000) | 45 | 39.7 | 6.7 | 2.1 | - | 42.8 | - |
Animal Nutrition Division (2004) | 45 | 31.8 | 7.9 | 2.0 | 63.3 | 35.7 | 4.0 |
Chaichaum et al. (2007) | 40-50 | 21.5 | 8.1 | 2.6 | 61.2 | 34.1 | - |
Assoumaya et al. (2007) | 42 | - | 10.7 | - | 72.5 | 35.7 | 6.4 |
Angthong et al. (2008) | 45 | 24.8 | 9.5 | 1.7 | 66.4 | 39.8 | 4.9 |
Eugène et al. (2010) | 42 | - | 12.0 | - | 71.6 | 35.0 | - |
Chaiwang et al. (2011) | 40-45 | 22.8 | 5.3 | 3.4 | 73.0 | 37.7 | 7.3 |
Fanchone et al. (2012) | 35 | - | 12.0 | - | 75.6 | 38.2 | - |
SD1 | 7.6 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 6.1 | 3.5 | 1.6 | |
Hay | |||||||
Lee et al. (2000) | 70 | 87.1 | 3.0 | 2.0 | - | 46.6 | - |
Suzuki et al. (2008) | 45 | 90.1 | 9.5 | 1.5 | 74.6 | 42.3 | 5.0 |
Suksathit et al. (2011) | 45 | 85.4 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 71.7 | 41.7 | 4.1 |
Chobtang et al. (2012) | 45 | 88.7 | 7.0 | 1.4 | 69.5 | 36.6 | 4.2 |
Kaewkunya et al. (2013) | 84 | 89.5 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 69.5 | 35.1 | 9.9 |
SD | 2.4 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 4.6 | 2.8 | |
Silage | |||||||
Esperance et al. (1980) | 42 | 20.6 | 8.0 | - | - | - | - |
Phunphiphat (2004) | 45 | 34.1 | 13.4 | - | - | - | - |
Chaichaum et al. (2007) | 45 | 25.0 | 7.1 | 2.5 | 5.9 | 39.5 | - |
SD | 6.9 | 3.4 | - | - | - | - |