“…After examining the bibliographic data available, Larwence et at (1985) This low digestibility is not only due to the high lignin concentration but also to the high tannin content (3-7% DM; Aguilera, 1987;Larwence, 1991) the presence of which is widely reported to have a negative effect on digestibility (Mitjavila, 1979;Baroccio and Pace, 1984;Larwence et at, 1984;Settineri et al, 1987). As shown by Larwence and Yahiaoui (1983) (Jarrige et al, 1978;Van Soest, 1983). …”