Nutritional evaluation of savoy grass (Panicum máximum) varieties, mombaza, tanzania and zuri, 35 days after harvest.

This study was framed within the research line of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences entitled: production, management and sustainable development of agricultural, livestock and forestry products with an ecosystem approach. In addition, it was aligned with the sub-line of the Animal Husbandry career: local, regional and national integrated livestock development and management. The genera Panicum máximum varieties such as Mombaza, Tanzania and Zuri have been introduced in different regions of the country with success and failure because they have been established in regions with totally different climate, soil and topography characteristics, which generates low productivities. The objective of this work was to study the bromatological performance of three cultivars of Panicum maxima varieties (Mombaza, Tanzania and Zuri). A completely randomized repeated block design with subplots was used, with three treatments and three replications. The cut was made 35 days after harvest to determine crude protein, crude fiber and dry matter. The following results were obtained. The proximal bromatological analysis showed that the highest percentage of protein was obtained by zuri grass (13.44) CP. In the fiber ratio, the one that stood out best was Mombaza grass, which reached (35.20) FC. And the one that obtained the best dry matter percentage was the Zuri variety with (19.95) DM. In the protein-carbohydrate ratio, the Zuri grass achieved the highest yield of CP with 13.44%, while the Mombaza grass in crude fiber with 31.02%. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]