Species

As % of dry matter

Digestibility (%)

DM

CP

CF

Ash

EE

NFE

Ca

P

Animal

CP

CF

EE

NFE

ME

A. brevispica

New browse, November, Kenya

-

26.1

24.5

6.0

2.0

41.5

0.71

0.35

Young browse, November, Kenya

-

17.2

29.9

5.6

2.5

4.90

1.09

0.17

Young browse, December, Kenya

-

17.1

27.3

8.2

2.5

45.0

1.72

0.18

Leaves, early fruiting stage, August, Kenya

-

18.8

18.0

6.5

5.7

51.0

1.86

0.31

Pods, early fruiting stage, August, Kenya

-

17.5

24.0

4.6

1.1

52.8

0.46

0.27

A. drepanolobium

Shoots and leaves, November, Kenya

-

15.4

29.8

5.5

2.3

47.0

1.09

0.18

A. elatior

Bark, December, Kenya,

-

6.7

36.9

8.5

1.2

46.7

2.51

0.03

Leaves, December, Kenya

-

13.2

33.0

7.4

3.3

43.1

1.84

0.12

A. erioloba

Pods, Zimbabwe

91.6

13.8

32.9

3.6

1.7

48.0

0.71

0.11

Pods, young

Sheep

59.6

49.7

58.9

62.8

2.11

Pods, mature, S. Africa

13.6

35.7

3.7

1.9

45.1

0.55

0.08

Sheep

55.7

28.9

79.7

70.0

1.96

Pod husks, S. Africa

-

9.2

31.6

7.3

1.0

50.7

-

-

A. galpinii

Pods, South Africa

91.2

12.7

26.3

3.8

5.4

51.8

-

-

A. gerardii

Bark, February, Kenya

-

3.9

29.8

10.9

0.7

54.8

4.04

0.30

Young browse, February, Kenya

-

17.7

24.2

6.0

1.6

50.5

0.63

0.25

Fallen pods, Mozambique

90.1

20.9

27.4

5.1

1.3

45.3

-

-

Species

As % of dry matter

Digestibility (%)

DM

CP

CF

Ash

EE

NFE

Ca

P

Animal

CP

CF

EE

NFE

ME

A. tortillis susp. raddiana

Fresh leaves, Niger

17.9

17.2

7.7

4.7

52.5

1.55

0.21

Young branches, Niger

32.5

16.2

28.2

6.0

2.4

47.2

1.02

0.19

Green pods, Niger

31.0

14.1

21.8

6.8

1.5

55.8

0.72

0.25

Fallen pods, Niger

90.1

17.5

20.4

6.2

1.8

54.1

0.90

0.26

A. tortillis subsp. spirocarpa

Bark, March, Kenya

-

5.9

48.6

14.6

1.4

29.7

5.68

0.02

Fresh leaves, Sudan

90.9

13.3

9.4

9.6

8.3

59.4

4.00

0.15

Browse, November, Kenya

-

6.5

34.1

8.8

2.8

47.8

3.14

0.13

Pods, January, Kenya

-

17.8

17.5

8.4

1.7

54.6

1.34

0.36

Pods, Tanzania

-

12.3

22.4

5.6

1.8

57.9

0.98

0.24

Cattle

46.2

42.0

74.0

76.6

2.30

A. xanthophloea

Bark, November, Kenya

-

4.6

30.4

12.3

1.1

51.6

4.07

0.04

Leaves, November, Kenya

-

16.0

18.0

8.2

2.0

55.8

0.98

0.15

Faidherbia albida

Fresh, flowers, Sudan

17.8

19.0

12.5

9.7

1.6

57.2

-

-

Fresh, whole leaves, Niger

-

19.7

19.6

7.2

1.6

51.9

1.00

0.23

Fresh, leaflets, Sudan

36.3

17.1

12.4

8.4

2.3

59.8

-

-

Pods, Tanzania

-

8.8

24.4

3.7

1.4

61.7

0.65

0.23

Cattle

51.0

16.5

71.4

74.8

2.09

Pods, Niger

-

14.3

24.7

6.3

1.5

53.2

1.11

0.14