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dc.contributor.authorOsuga, Isaac
dc.contributor.authorWambui, Carolyne
dc.contributor.authorAbdulrazak, Shaukat A
dc.contributor.authorIchinohe, Toshiyoshi
dc.contributor.authorFujihara, Tsutomu
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-02T10:14:57Z
dc.date.available2018-02-02T10:14:57Z
dc.date.issued2008-08-01
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.maseno.ac.ke/handle/123456789/379
dc.description.abstractThe feeding value of five browse foliages (Acacia brevispica, Acacia mellifera, Berchemia discolor, Zizyphus mucronata and Maerua angolensis) grown in semiarid area of Kenya were evaluated. Their chemical composition including polyphenolics and in vitro gas production characteristics were determined. The biological activity of the polyphenolics was assessed as the increases in gas production profiles and in vitro true dry matter (DM) and organic matter (OM) digestibility after in vitro incubation with or without addition of polyethylene glycol (PEG) as a tannin binding reagent. The intake and palatability ranking of the browse foliages by goats and sheep were also investigated. The browse foliages had variable crude protein content (149.5–248.6 g/kg DM) and variable content of neutral detergent fiber (205.1–424.0 g/kg DM). The content of total extractable tannins was …en_US
dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Asiaen_US
dc.titleEvaluation of nutritive value and palatability by goats and sheep of selected browse foliages from semiarid area of Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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