Tephrosia purpurea as fodder for sheep

Green foliage of Tephrosia purpurea was evaluated for its voluntary intake and nutritive value on non lactating Muzzafamagari sheep, The CP, EE, CF, NFE and total ash content were 17.94, 5.37, 31.63, 40.31 and 4.74 percent respectively on dry matter basis, Mean dry matter intake per 100 kg body weight was 3.28±0.096 kg. The DCP and TDN content on DM basis were 13.33±0.24 and 50.96±0.74 percent respectively.