Table 3: Chemical composition of treatment feeds offered.
|
Treatments /dietary feeds |
DM (%) |
OM |
Ash |
CP |
NDF |
ADF |
ADL |
|
T1 (NPH+ 60% ;Nuge Cake ; 40 %WB) |
92.4 |
80.7 |
11.9 |
17.1 |
53.7 |
25.4 |
6.9 |
|
T2 (NPH + 60% Cow Pea :40% Rhodes) |
88.8 |
84.9 |
14.2 |
15.4 |
56.5 |
29.9 |
11.4 |
|
T3 (NPH + 50% Forage mix: 50% + concentrate mix) |
90.0 |
86.4 |
10.6 |
16.1. |
54.4 |
27.8 |
8.9 |
|
T4 (NPH + 25% Forage mix:75% concentrate mix |
90.6 |
89.8 |
8.8 |
16.9 |
54.8 |
26.6 |
7.2 |
|
T5 (NPH + 75% forage mix:25% Concentrate mix |
88.9 |
86.2 |
9.8 |
15.7 |
55.0 |
28.1 |
9.5 |
WB: wheat Bran; Mix: Mixture DM: dry matter; OM: organic matter; CP: crude protein; NDF: neutral detergent fiber; ADF: acid detergent fiber; ADL: acid detergent liginin; NPH: Natural Pasture Hay.