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Evaluation of genetic variation in nutritive value of Gliricidia sepium in feeding trials and by an in vitro gas production technique

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2018

J. L. Stewart ,
C. D. Wood ,
M. Kass ,
S. López Ortíz ,
A. Larbi ,
S. Premaratne ,
B. Tangendjaja ,
E. Wina  and
J. E. Vargas
J. L. Stewart
Affiliation:
Oxford Forestry Institute (OFI), University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford 0X1 3RB
C. D. Wood
Affiliation:
Natural Resources Institute (NRI), University of Greenwich, Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, Kent ME4 4TB
M. Kass
Affiliation:
Centro Agronômico Tropical de Investigaciôn y Enseñanza (CATIE), Turrialba, Costa Rica
S. López Ortíz
Affiliation:
Centro Agronômico Tropical de Investigaciôn y Enseñanza (CATIE), Turrialba, Costa Rica
A. Larbi
Affiliation:
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), c/o IITA, Oyo Road, PMB 5320, Ibadan, Nigeria
S. Premaratne
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
B. Tangendjaja
Affiliation:
Balai Penelitian Ternak (BALITNAK), PO Box 221, Bogor 16002, Indonesia
E. Wina
Affiliation:
Balai Penelitian Ternak (BALITNAK), PO Box 221, Bogor 16002, Indonesia
J. E. Vargas
Affiliation:
Centro para la Investigación en Sistemas Sostenibles de Production Agropecuaria (CIPAV), AA 20591, Cali, Colombia
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Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Steud. is widely used as a high-protein supplementary food for ruminants in many parts of the tropics. Native to Central America and Mexico, it has become widely naturalized elsewhere but the introduced populations are mostly of unknown origin and uncertain quality. Studies of the genetic resources from the native range, under a research programme at OFI, have shown great variation between populations in yield (Dunsdon and Simons, 1996). The objective of the research described here was to investigate whether there is also important genetic variation in fodder quality, to inform decisions on future distribution of ‘superior’ germplasm of G. sepium under the OFI programme.

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BSAP Occasional Publication , Volume 22: In vitro techniques for measuring nutrient supply to ruminants , 1998 , pp. 269 - 270
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1998

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