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Table 1 Chemical composition (% of dry matter) of feed components

From: Effect of tanniniferous food from Bauhinia pulchella on pasture contamination with gastrointestinal nematodes from goats

 

Bauhinia pulchella

Pasture

Hay

Total phenolsa

21.68

2.29

0.72

Total tanninsa

15.44

1.53

0.41

Condensed tanninsb

13.06

0.01

0.01

Crude protein

13.96

7.58

9.39

Ether extract

2.43

3.18

4.41

Neutral detergent fiber

59.03

79.46

75.90

Acid detergent fiber

44.48

44.91

44.90

  1. aTotal phenols and total tannins are expressed as tannic acid equivalent. bCondensed tannins are expressed as the leucocyanidin equivalent