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Sausage tree (Kigelia africana)

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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Kigelia africanaSausage tree
Common names 
Sausage tree
Species 

Kigelia africana (Lam.) Benth. [Bignoniaceae]

Synonyms 
Bignonia africana Lam., Tecoma africana (Lam.) G.Don, Crescentia pinnata Jacq., Kigelia pinnata (Jacq.) DC., Kigelia abyssinica A.Rich., Kigelia aethiopica Decne., Kigelia aethiopum, (Fenzl) Dandy
Feed categories 
Related feed(s) 
Description 
Lofty wide-spreading tree up to 15 m high, often cultivated as an ornament for its cylindrical fruits, which weigh up to 6 kg.
Distribution 
Tropical Africa from Eritrea and Chad south to northern South Africa, and west to Senegal and Namibia.
Nutritional aspects
Nutritional attributes 
The fruits, very similar to large sausages, are eaten by baboons and other mammal species. The leaves are used as animal fodder.
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 14.6 1
Crude protein % DM 5.8 1
Crude fibre % DM 29.4 1
Ether extract % DM 6.0 1
Ash % DM 4.5 1
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 19.3 *
 
Pig nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Energy digestibility, growing pig % 43.9 *
DE growing pig MJ/kg DM 8.5 *

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

References

Anon., 1934

Last updated on 24/10/2012 00:44:25

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Dry matter % as fed 56.9 1
Crude protein % DM 11.1 1.8 7.6 12.5 7
Crude fibre % DM 25.5 2.8 21.7 28.4 7
NDF % DM 48.9 5.4 37.9 54.3 7
ADF % DM 45.8 6.0 36.4 52.4 7
Lignin % DM 16.3 7.2 5.6 25.6 7
Ether extract % DM 2.5 0.6 1.4 2.9 7
Ash % DM 15.7 2.9 12.8 20.2 7
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 16.6 *
 
Minerals Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Calcium g/kg DM 15.4 1
Phosphorus g/kg DM 1.2 1
Potassium g/kg DM 9.1 1
Magnesium g/kg DM 5.0 1

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

References

CIRAD, 1991

Last updated on 24/10/2012 00:45:27

References
References 
Anon., 1934. Analyses of Rhodesian foodstuffs. Rhodesia agric. J., 31: 651-658
Hansen, R. M., 1986. Rumen digestive capability of zebu steers in wet and dry seasons. J. Range Manage., 39 (2): 139-140 web icon
Ogunbosoye, D. O. ; Babayemi, O. J., 2010. Potential values of some non-leguminous browse plants as dry season feed for ruminants in Nigeria. Afr. J. Biotech., 9 (18): 2720-2726 web icon
Ole-Miaron, J. O., 2003. The Maasai ethnodiagnostic skill of livestock diseases: a lead to traditional bioprospecting. J. Ethnopharm., 84 (1): 79-83 web icon
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Datasheet citation 

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