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Table 1 Ingredient and nutrient composition of diets fed to lactating buffaloes

From: Effect of misting and wallowing cooling systems on milk yield, blood and physiological variables during heat stress in lactating Murrah buffalo

Attribute

Percent

Ingredients (%)

Wheat straw

20.0

Green fodder

38.0

Barley grain

16.0

Wheat grain

4.0

Wheat bran

8.0

Mustard oil cake

14.2

Mineral mixture

0.80*

Composition (%)

 

Dry Matter

63.42

Organic Matter

90.54

Ether Extract

2.78

Crude Protein

12.62

Total Ash

9.46

Nitrogen Free Extract

56.14

NDF

46.11

ADF

27.67

Hemicellulose

20.45

ADL

11.28

Cellulose

14.38

Ca

0.72

P

0.48

  1. *Contained CaHPO4 (40 %); CaCO3 (30 %); NaCl (22 %); FeSO4 (2.5 %); CuSO4 (2.1 %); ZnSO4 (0.75 %); CoCl2 (0.05 %); MnCl2 (0.6 %); MgSO4 (2.0 %); KI (0.01 %)
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Journal of Animal Science and Technology

ISSN: 2055-0391