DIGESTIBILITY TRIALS ON INDIAN FEEDING STUFFS 187
TABLE III.
Chemical composition.
Name of the feed |
Moisture % |
Dry matter % |
Ash % |
Fat % |
Crude fibre % |
Protein % |
Nitrogen free % |
Rice straw |
6.20 |
93.80 |
15.47 |
0.82 |
34.23 |
2.25 |
41.03 |
Green oats |
72.68 |
27.32 |
1.89 |
0.62 |
9.57 |
1.38 |
13.86 |
Maize grain |
12.20 |
87.80 |
1.70 |
3.85 |
1.67 |
9.75 |
70.83 |
Toria cake |
5.31 |
94.69 |
7.14 |
11.83 |
10.61 |
32.00 |
33.11 |
Mineral matter in 1,000 lbs. of the feed.
Phos- |
Calcium |
Sodium |
Potas- |
Magne- |
Manga- |
Alumi- |
Iron |
Sulphate |
Chlori- |
Insoluble |
|
Kangra |
2.30 |
3.76 |
4.11 |
21.65 |
2.29 |
0.26 |
1.49 |
0.58 |
1.15 |
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84.34 |