Nutritive Evaluation of Bambara Groundnut ( Vigna subterranean) Pods, Seeds and Hull as Animal Feeds

This study was conducted to evaluate the Bambara groundnut as an animal feed in term of chemical composition, gas production parameters and their relationship. Samples, collected from Kordufan State, and then fractionated into pods, seeds and hull. Crude protein (CP), crude fiber (CF), Ash and Fat was determined, in addition in vitro gas production was carryout, organic matter digestibility (OMD %) and metabolic energy (ME MJ/kg) was calculated. CP was 24.98%, 5.56% and 15.30%, CF was 12.94%, 43.43% and 25.19%, Fat was 1.6%, 4.3% and 3.5% and Ash was 3.6%, 5.3% and 3.8% respectively for pods, seeds, and hull. Organic matter digestibility were significantly (P<0.05) higher (62.71) in seeds than in hull and pods (38.79, 55.92) respectively. The metabolic energy were significantly (P<0.05) higher (10.78) in seed than in pods. Gas production from the quickly degradable fraction (a) was higher in hull than in seeds and pods respectively. The slowly degradable fraction (b) was highest in seeds (60.32), and IX lowest in hull (23.41). Potential gas production in Bambara groundnut was significantly (P<0.05) higher in seeds (54.56), than in hull (21.78) Gas production rate (c) was significantly (P<0.05), high in pods (9.20), and lowest in seeds (6.23). Crude protein was positively and significant (P