Indian Journal of Animal Research

The dry matter of tree leaves of Nagaland varies from 21.65% to 53.35% with lowest value in napier. Local tree fodders like gayo(Smilax zeylanica), kapokri(Jasminum sp.), vapru(Surarya curniculata), kartos(Pranus cerasoides), penga(Thysanolaena agrostis) contain more then 40% dry matter. The crude protein content of all the samples were above 10% except gayo, kapokri and vapru. Arangtsumi(Sabia sp.) is having highest CP (25.38%). The ether extract fraction of local tree fodders of Nagaland varies from 0.34% to 9.04% and highest crude fat content of 9.04% was seen in odal(Brassica napus) tree leaves. The total ash content of tinpati(Dacynia indica) leaves was 21.67% and vapru was 3.54%. The nitrogen free extract was found above 40% except napier(Pennisetum purpurium) and organic matter was above 78% in all the samples. The neutral detergent fibre(NDF) content was found to vary from 40.23% to 72.37% and acid detergent fibre(ADF) was found to vary from 23.26% to 64.92%.