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GARCIA, Danny E et al. Evaluation of nineteen accessions of Leucaena leucocephala based in the nutritive quality of forage. Zootecnia Trop. [online]. 2008, vol.26, n.1, pp.9-18. ISSN 0798-7269.

An experiment was carried out in order to evaluate, using the main components (ACP) and automatic classification analysis (ACA), the chemical composition and nutritional value variations of nineteen accessions of Leucaena leucocephala Lam. de Wit foliage in Matanzas, Cuba. Bromatological composition, secondary metabolites level and in situ ruminal degradabilidad (DM, CP and NDF) were determined. A discreet variability for the first three components (48,87 %) were detected. The DM, CP, TP, NDF, ADF, CF, ADL, cellulose, Ca, ashes and condensed tannins (CT) levels and DM ruminal degradability explained the variability among the evaluate accessions. However, under experimental conditions the P, K, total polyphenols, precipitant tannins, phytates and mimosine concentration, and CP and NDF ruminal degradability constitute marginal variables to compare the accessions. Using the ACA in dependence of the nutritional profile five groups with distinctive characteristic to each other were identified. The studied accessions differ fundamentally for their proximal composition and the CIAT-9438, CIAT-8069, CIAT-7985, CIAT-9119, CIAT-9993, CIAT-7929 y CIAT-937 accessions showed the best results. Only the CT constitutes the group of secondary metabolites with comparative importance.

Palabras clave : Leucaena leucocephala; forage; chemical composition; nutritive value; secondary metabolites tannins; taninos.

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