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Uba cane (Saccharum sinense)

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This datasheet is pending revision and updating; its contents are currently derived from FAO's Animal Feed Resources Information System (1991-2002) and from Bo Göhl's Tropical Feeds (1976-1982).

Datasheet

Description
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Common names 
Uba cane, canne japonaise, canne uba, chinese cane, chinese sugarcane, zhongguo zhong, cana de açúcar
Species 

Saccharum sinense Roxb. [Poaceae]

Synonyms 
hybride probable S. officinarum × S. spontaneum
Feed categories 
Related feed(s) 
Description 
Hardier than sugar cane and more adapted to poor soils and dry conditions; also leafier, with thin hard canes.
Nutritional aspects
Ruminants 
May be cultivated for fodder in the same way as napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.), but feed value and yields are lower. Cut for fodder at intervals of three to four months.
Nutritional tables
Tables of chemical composition and nutritional value 

Avg: average or predicted value; SD: standard deviation; Min: minimum value; Max: maximum value; Nb: number of values (samples) used

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This datasheet is pending revision and updating; its contents are currently derived from FAO's Animal Feed Resources Information System (1991-2002) and from Bo Göhl's Tropical Feeds (1976-1982).

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Dry matter % as fed 23.4 1
Crude protein % DM 9.3 8.3 10.3 2
Crude fibre % DM 33.1 32.1 34.1 2
NDF % DM 68.4 *
ADF % DM 38.7 *
Lignin % DM 5.1 *
Ether extract % DM 2.5 2.4 2.5 2
Ash % DM 7.8 6.3 9.2 2
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 18.5 *
 
Ruminant nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
OM digestibility, Ruminant % 63.9 *
Energy digestibility, ruminants % 61.1 *
DE ruminants MJ/kg DM 11.3 *
ME ruminants MJ/kg DM 9.1 *

The asterisk * indicates that the average value was obtained by an equation.

References

Devendra et al., 1970; Dirven, 1962

Last updated on 24/10/2012 00:45:16

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Crude protein % DM 9.5 1
Crude fibre % DM 33.4 1
NDF % DM 68.7 *
ADF % DM 39.1 *
Lignin % DM 5.2 *
Ether extract % DM 2.8 1
Ash % DM 8.0 1
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 18.5 *
 
Ruminant nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
OM digestibility, Ruminant % 63.7 *
Energy digestibility, ruminants % 60.9 *
DE ruminants MJ/kg DM 11.3 *
ME ruminants MJ/kg DM 9.1 *

The asterisk * indicates that the average value was obtained by an equation.

References

Dirven, 1962

Last updated on 24/10/2012 00:45:16

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Crude protein % DM 5.3 1
Crude fibre % DM 35.9 1
Ether extract % DM 1.5 1
Ash % DM 10.5 1
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 17.6 *
 
Ruminant nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
OM digestibility, Ruminant % 60.0 *
Energy digestibility, ruminants % 57.3 *
DE ruminants MJ/kg DM 10.1 *
ME ruminants MJ/kg DM 8.2 *

The asterisk * indicates that the average value was obtained by an equation.

References

Dirven, 1962

Last updated on 24/10/2012 00:45:16

References
References 
Devendra, C. ; Göhl, B. I., 1970. The chemical composition of Caribbean feedingstuffs. Trop. Agric. (Trinidad), 47 (4): 335
Dirven, J. G. P., 1962. The feeding value of leaves and stems in tropical grasses. Surin. Landb., 10 (5): 199-202
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Datasheet citation 

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