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TABLE IV.
Comparison of data on Kangra rice straw with similar data from other places.
Locality |
Dry matter |
Ash |
Fat |
Crude fibre |
Protein |
Nitrogen free |
Organic |
Carbo- |
Chemical composition per 100 grammes of oven dried rice straw. Pusa .... |
100.00 |
17.03 |
1.25 |
35.74 |
2.43 |
43.57 |
82.97 |
79.29 |
Bangalore .... |
100.00 |
17.59 |
0.86 |
30.91 |
2.79 |
47.88 |
82.41 |
78.79 |
American .... |
100.00 |
15.68 |
1.51 |
36.22 |
4.22 |
42.38 |
84.32 |
78.59 |
Kangra .... |
100.00 |
16.49 |
0.87 |
36.49 |
2.40 |
43.74 |
83.51 |
80.23 |
Comparison of digestibility |
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Pusa Old . |
47.00 |
.. |
60.20 |
72.00 |
.. |
44.10 |
57.10 |
.. |
Pusa New .... |
52.37 |
.. |
41.34 |
72.96 |
.. |
41.95 |
58.84 |
61.22 |
Bangalore |
53.54 |
.. |
43.41 |
70.43 |
11.17 |
57.71 |
60.61 |
62.53 |
American |
.. |
.. |
23.00 |
59.00 |
22.00 |
46.60 |
49.97 |
52.00 |
Kangra .... |
42.73 |
12.61 |
46.67 |
60.72 |
—19.16 |
42.40 |
48.59 |
50.73 |
Amounts digested from 100 |
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Pusa .... |
52.37 |
.. |
0.52 |
25.89 |
.. |
18.28 |
48.82 |
48.54 |
Bangalore .... |
53.54 |
.. |
0.38 |
21.67 |
0.31 |
27.60 |
49.97 |
49.27 |
American .... |
.. |
.. |
0.35 |
21.37 |
0.93 |
19.50 |
42.14 |
40.87 |
Kangra .... |
42.73 |
2.08 |
0.41 |
22.16 |
—0.46 |
18.55 |
40.58 |
40.71 |