Evaluation of Priority Fodder Trees for Leaf Yield and Nutritional Value at Arba Minch, Ethiopia

Table 3

Proximate chemical composition of the trail fodder tree leaves.

Feed type	Proximate chemical composition (g/kg·DM)
	DM	Ash	OM	CP	NDF	ADF	EE	CF	ADL
Forage hay	923.8^ab	96^ab	827.7^b	69.3^a	503.5^a	416.3^a	7.4^ab	53.4^a	42.9^a
Dg	933.2^b	210.9^c	722.3^a	113.2^bc	534.7^a	444.2^a	6.2^a	47.2^a	79.9^c
Ba	916.7^ab	114.6^b	803.0^b	102.6^b	312.6^a	183.6^b	10.9^ab	76.8^ab	90.4^c
Tb	930.3^b	92^ab	838.2^b	122.7^c	430.1^a	334.2^a	10.3^ab	134.6^c	63.6^b

a, b, and c column means with different superscripts are significantly different (); DM, dry matter; OM, organic matter; CP, crude protein; NDF, neutral detergent fiber; ADF, acid detergent fiber, EE, ether extract; ADL, acid detergent lignin; EE, ether extract; CF. crud fiber; Dg, Dendrocalamus giganteus; Ba, Balanites aegyptiaca; and Tb, Terminalia brownii.