Research of the growth characters and nutritional contents of feed Euchlaena mexicana schred

Along with the adjustment of flock structure and increased herbivore livestock number raised in crop areas, planting quality and effective forages becomes urgent. The growth characters and nutritional contents of Euchlaena mexicana planted in agricultural areas in eastern Hebei province were studied in this experiment. It had strong tillering ability, suitable for multiple cutting use. For each cutting, fresh forage yield per plant ranged mostly in 700~900 g. Forage yield increased greatly with increased cutting times, proportion of quality forage risen, degree of fibrosis fell enormously, content of digestible nutrients increased, and the efficiency of forage planting increased greatly with increased cutting times. The contents of forage dry matter yield, crude protein, crude fat, crude fibre, crude ash, Ca, P, carotene of Euchlaena mexicana were higher than other forage grasses. There were no significant differences of nutrients between different cuts that it is suitable for green feeding and has good palatability and high intake for livestock fed.