Title:	Phenology and nutritive value of the foliage of some forage tree species of Caatinga.
Authors:	ARAUJO FILHO, J. A. de CARVALHO, F. C. de SILVA, N. L. da
Affiliation:	JOÃO AMBRÓSIO DE ARAÚJO FILHO, CNPC; FABIANNO CAVALCANTE DE CARVALHO, UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL VALE DO ACARAÚ; NILZEMARY LIMA DA SILVA, CNPC.
Date Issued:	2001
Citation:	In: INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SILVOPASTORAL SYSTEMS; CONGRESS ON AGROFORESTRY AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION IN LATIN AMERICA, 2., 2001, San Jose, Costa Rica. Silvopastoral systems for restoration of degraded tropical pasture ecosystems. San Jose, Costa Rica: CATIE, 2001. p. 312-313.
Description:	The nutritive value of the tree foliage varied according to the phenologic phase, being higher at the vegetative stage, when the forage production is also at its high. The total tanin content may not be an intake restrainer for caatinga forage trees, while high lignin percentage reduces digestibility. Caesalpinia, bracteosa and Bauhinia cheilantha are the best selections for hay production among the studied forage trees of Caatinga. Table 1. Mean dry matter and crude protein content of caatinga forage trees, according to their yearly phoenologic phases of vegetative (VEG), flowering (FLO), fruiting (FRU) and dormancy (DOR), in the 1993-1995 period. Sobral, Ceará, Brazil. Table 2. Mean lignin and total tanin content of caatinga forage trees, according to their yearly phoenologic phases of vegetative (VEG), flowering (FLO), fruiting (FRU) and dormancy (DOR), in the 1993-1995 period. Sobral, Ceará, Brazil. Table 3. Mean in vitro dry matter digestibility (%) of caatinga forage trees, according to their yearly phoenologic cycle, in the 1993-1995 period. Sobral, Ceará, Brazil.
Thesagro:	Planta forrageira Caatinga Valor nutritivo Fenologia Digestibilidade Alimento para animal
NAL Thesaurus:	Nutritive value Phenology Digestibility Animal feeding Brazil Semiarid soils
Keywords:	Brasil Ceara Folhagem Browse plants Foliage Forage shrubs
Type of Material:	Artigo em anais e proceedings
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Resumo em anais de congresso (CNPC)