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Introduced in the Philippines some years back from Latin America (Colombia and Venezuela), it can be planted without fertilizer input in various types of soil and elevations up to 1,800 meters above sea level. It grows easily between plantation crops and produces 40-60 tons per hectare of fresh leaves.


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Using fresh Trichantera leaves to grower-finisher diet enables a farmer to save up to P334 from seeds for 20 percent replacement and P777 with 30 percent replacement to commercial ration with comparable results of average daily gain and the feed conversion ratio to full commercial ration.


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BAI Director Dr. Jose Q. Molina said this non leguminous specie, which was brought in the country from Columbia (Latin America) in 1997, grows well with repeated cutting and without fertilizers. It was started in the Philippines with only two cuttings and has adapted very well to local conditions.


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‘Fodder’ tree for pigs

June 4, 2006 - 12:00am

Ever heard of madre de agua or nacedero? This is a fodder tree, scientifically named trichantora gigantes, which has been found as a protein-rich feed for animals, particularly swine. Introduced in the Philippines...

Agriculture

Animal food of the future

By Lily O. Ramos | June 20, 2004 - 12:00am

Trichantera gigantean, a fodder tree more popularly called Nacedero or Madre de Agua in local parlance might as well be the animal food for the future. Using fresh Trichantera leaves to grower-finisher diet enables...

Agriculture

BAI grows, sells fodder tree as feed for animals

May 23, 2004 - 12:00am

The Bureau of Animal Industry has successfully grown within its compound and is actually now selling trichantera gigantean, a fodder tree more commonly known as Nacedero or Madre de Agua, for animal feeds. BAI...

Agriculture