Directory UMM :Data Elmu:jurnal:A:Animal Feed Science and Technology:Vol84.Issue1-2.Apr2000:
Animal Feed Science and Technology
84 (2000) 97±106
Chemical composition and in vitro dry matter
digestibility of four parasitic plants (Tapinanthus
lugardii, Erianthenum ngamicum, Viscum
rotundifolium and Viscum verrucosum) in Botswana
O.R. Madibelaa, W.S. Boitumeloa,*, M. Letsob
a
Sebele Station, Department of Agricultural Research, P/bag 0033, Gaborone, Botswana
b
Botswana College of Agriculture, P/bag 0027, Gaborone, Botswana
Received 18 May 1999; received in revised form 8 September 1999; accepted 16 December 1999
Abstract
Parasitic plants, Tapinanthus lugardii, Erianthenum ngamicum, Viscum rotundifolium and V.
verrucosum were harvested during months (January, March, May and June) in 1998 at the Sebele
Research Station. The samples were separated into leaves and stems, (®rst 15±20 cm of shoots) or
used as whole plants and analysed for crude protein (CP), acid detergent ®bre (ADF), acid detergent
lignin (ADL) and minerals. In vitro dry matter digestibility (IVDMD) was determined. There was a
signi®cant (p
84 (2000) 97±106
Chemical composition and in vitro dry matter
digestibility of four parasitic plants (Tapinanthus
lugardii, Erianthenum ngamicum, Viscum
rotundifolium and Viscum verrucosum) in Botswana
O.R. Madibelaa, W.S. Boitumeloa,*, M. Letsob
a
Sebele Station, Department of Agricultural Research, P/bag 0033, Gaborone, Botswana
b
Botswana College of Agriculture, P/bag 0027, Gaborone, Botswana
Received 18 May 1999; received in revised form 8 September 1999; accepted 16 December 1999
Abstract
Parasitic plants, Tapinanthus lugardii, Erianthenum ngamicum, Viscum rotundifolium and V.
verrucosum were harvested during months (January, March, May and June) in 1998 at the Sebele
Research Station. The samples were separated into leaves and stems, (®rst 15±20 cm of shoots) or
used as whole plants and analysed for crude protein (CP), acid detergent ®bre (ADF), acid detergent
lignin (ADL) and minerals. In vitro dry matter digestibility (IVDMD) was determined. There was a
signi®cant (p