Chemical compostion of commonley used feeds and fodder availabe in Ladakh
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Chemical evaluation, Feeds, Fodders, Ladakh, Tree leavesAbstract
Feeds (20) were taken for chemical evaluation and fibre fractions in Ladakh, a cold arid region of Jammu & Kashmir. Highest crude protein (CP) was observed in mulberry followed by pea, alfalfa and iris, whereas, lowest in cicero Crude fibre (CF) was highest in cicer and lowest in sarsing. Hemicellulose was highest in iris and lowest in cicero Whole plant (leaves and stem with some grains), small millet, foxtail millet and bulk wheat, and straws/ other feeds, viz. wheat straw, barley straw and mustard siliqua were also evaluated for its chemical composition. Among these whole plants as well as mustard siliqua had higher CP and straws
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