Results and Discussion
As shown in Table 1, cutting interval had a significant effect on the percentage content of all the
components measured, with dry matter percent and crude fiber percent increasing as the cutting interval
increased from 30 to 60 days. By comparison, crude protein and ash all showed a decrease as the cutting
interval increased. The effect of cutting height, presented in Table 1, all parameter was also no significant.
The decrease in CF content with increasing cutting height can possibly be attributed to the fact that the upper
parts of the King Napier grass that were harvested at 15 cm height were inclined to contain fewer leaves than
in the lower parts included in the 5 cm cutting height. Hence the 15 cm cut was of higher quality as reflected
in the higher CP content