Species

As % of dry matter

Digestibility (%)

DM

CP

CF

Ash

EE

NFE

Ca

P

Animal

CP

CF

EE

NFE

ME

A. karoo

Fresh leaves, S. Africa

92.0

13.6

16.7

2.70

0.08

A. laeta

Fresh leaves, Niger

26.4

18.9

9.2

3.0

42.5

2.02

0.18

A. mellifera subsp. Mellifera

Leaves, very young, February, Kenya

-

42.8

16.2

6.2

2.6

32.2

0.51

0.58

Fresh leaves, Sudan

34.1

21.3

14.1

8.6

2.6

53.4

-

-

Browse, December, Kenya

-

8.0

45.9

10.2

1.9

34.2

1.54

0.11

A. nilotica sensu lato

Top browse + flowers, February, Kenya

-

11.9

21.4

5.5

2.2

59.1

0.87

0.13

Pods, India

13.1

12.3

5.3

2.3

67.0

1.09

0.28

Pods, Tanzania

-

12.9

15.2

5.6

2.5

63.8

0.51

0.17

Sheep

51.7

21.2

88.2

79.0

2.40

Fallen pods, Mozambique

90.1

12.1

28.5

5.2

3.0

51.2

A. nilotica subsp. subulata

Top browse, February, Kenya

-

11.9

21.4

5.5

2.2

59.0

0.87

0.13

Young browse, January, Kenya

-

16.2

31.6

7.3

2.0

42.9

0.85

0.23

Pods, February, Kenya

-

10.4

19.8

6.6

0.8

62.4

0.53

0.16

Pods, July, Kenya

-

10.5

13.4

13.8

1.2

61.0

0.44

0.15

Pods, December, Kenya

-

11.6

12.8

4.7

2.3

68.6

0.84

0.17

Seeds, Zimbabwe

92.9

13.6

10.2

3.8

5.0

67.4

Cattle

67.8

58.7

70.1

55.6

2.24

A. oerfota

Fresh mature leaves, November, Kenya

-

32.4

15.8

8.8

1.7

41.3

1.71

0.44

Pods, mature, November, Kenya

-

15.2

37.4

7.5

1.9

38.0

1.46

0.23