Animal feed useful weed
Scientific India|July-August 2022
Agriculture is the backbone of world's economy and food availability. Various biotic and abiotic factors affect agriculture.
Pawan kumar Mahour
Animal feed useful weed

 These factors affect the productivity of agriculture. Weeds are a major factor in biological factors, which affect agriculture and reduce productivity. Although we only know about the negative and harmful effects of weeds, weed species are also an important source of fodder for our pets. The biomass of various beneficial weed species provides nutrient-rich fodder for the animals.

Various weeds used as animal feed

Wild jujube or Ziziphus numularia

Amaranth or Amaranthus species

False Amaranth False or Digera arvensis >Lamb's quarters or Chenopodium album

Onionweed Or Asphodelus tenufolius

Anagalis arvensis or Scarlet pimpernel

Bermuda grass or Cynodon dactylon

Boerhaavia diffusa

Calotropis gigantica

Asian pigeonwings or Clitoria ternetea

Yellow Pea or Lathyrus aphac,

Wild Jute or Corchorus olitorius

Field bindweed or Convolvulus arvensis

Wild Oat or Avena fatua

Launaea asplenifolia

The details of some weeds used as animal feed are as follows

Wild jute or Corchorus olitorius

The leaves of Corchorus olitorius contain 18.38% ash, 12.54% crude protein, 11.99% crude lipid and 19.56% available carbohydrate. The high energy value of leaves is 200.78 kcal/100 g respectively. The minerals analyzed are potassium (2814.15 mg/100 g) and magnesium (76.69 mg/100 g). The leaves of Corchorus olitorius are rich sources of potassium, iron, copper, manganese and zinc as well as high energy value essential for human and animal nutrition. Its leaves are sticky, so animals eat them with great fervor. This plant grows in Kharif or rainy season at the beginning of the rainy season and produces seeds at the end of Kharif or rainy season.

The details of some weeds used as animal feed are as follows Wild jute or Corchorus olitorius

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