Dry
matter

Organic
matter

Crude
protein

Ether
extract

Crude
fibre

N-free
extract

Total
carbohy-
drates

gm.

gm.

gm.

gm.

gm.

gm.

gm.

Heifer 45

Consumed from :

Paddy straw . . .

3723

3157

83.8

40.2

1687.2

1345.5

3032.7

Mustard cake . . .

804

742

266.4

136.7

65.0

273.5

338.5

Whole ration . . .

4527

3899

350.2

176.9

1752.2

1619.0

3371.2

Voiding from :

Faeces . . . .

1575

1019

148.7

30.2

238.5

595.7

834.2

Total digested . . .

2952

2880

201.5

140.7

1513.7

1023.3

2537.0

Per cent digestion of whole
ration.

65.2

74.1

57.6

79.5

86.5

63.2

75.3

Heifer 46.

Consumed from :

Paddy straw . . .

3415

2896

76.8

36.9

1547.7

1236.2

2781.9

Mustard cake . . .

716

660

237.2

121.7

57.9

243.6

301.5

Whole ration . . .

4131

3556

314.0

158.6

1605.6

1477.8

3083.4

Voiding from :

Faeces . . . .

1480

950

151.6

33.9

227.0

539.5

766.5

Total digested . . .

2651

2606

162.4

124.7

1378.6

938.3

2316.9

Per cent digestion of whole
ration.

64.2

73.2

51.7

78.0

86.2

63.4

74.7

Heifer 48

Consumed from :

Paddy straw . . .

3753

3182

84.4

40.5

1700.8

1356.3

3057.1

Mustard cake . . .

817

754

270.7

138.9

66.1

278.0

344.1

Whole ration . . .

4570

3936

355.1

179.4

1766.9

1634.3

3401.2

Voiding from :

Faeces . . . .

1603

1020

160.3

41.7

238.2

583.5

821.7

Total digested . . .

2967

2916

194. 8

137.7

1528.7

1050.8

2579.5

Per cent digestion of whole
ration.

65.0

74.0

54.9

76.5

80.6

64.3

75.9

Heifer 51

Consumed from :

Paddy srraw . . .

3360

2849

75.6

36.3

1522.8

1214.3

2737.1

Mustard cake . . .

721

665

238.9

122.6

58.3

243.3

301.6

Whole ration . . .

4081

3514

314.5

158.9

1581.1

1457.6

3038.7

Voiding from :

Faeces . . . .

1475

957

154.4

39.4

224.9

537.9

762.8

Total digested . . .

2606

2557

160.1

119.5

1356.2

919.7

2275.9

Per cent digestion of whole
ration.

63.6

73.0

51.0

75.1

85.2

63.0

74.5

Animals

Dry
matter

Organic
matter

Crude
protein

Ether
extract

Crude
fibre

N-frcc
extract

Total
carbohy-
drates

(Untreated paddy straw)

H 45 . . . .
H 46 . . . .
H 48 . . . .
H 51 . . . .

51.0
53.0
50.0
51.7

58.4
58.3
58.5
61.1

57.6
53.0
56.4
52.1

71.8
67.8
70.0
70.6

61.1
63.0
62.8
63.7

54.6
54.9
54.9
54.5

57.7
58.3
58.0
58.4

Average

51.4

59.1

54.8

70.0

62.7

54.7

58.1

(Treated paddy straw)

H 45 . . . .
H 46 . . . .
H 48 . . . .
H 51 . . . .

65.2
64.2
65.0
63.6

74.1
73.2
74.0
73.0

57.6
51.7
54.9
51.0

79.5
78.0
76.5
75.1

86.5
86.2
86.6
85.2

63.2
63.4
64.3
63.0

75.3
74.7
75.9
74.5

Average .

64.5

73.6

53.8

77.3

86.1

63.5

75.1