Table 1 Chemical composition of feed and forages in Jharkhand state (on DM basis)

 Crushed wheat (4), Triticum aestivum

11.95 ± 0.43

1.98 ± 0.09

1.25 ± 0.07

14.82 ± 0.67

5.63 ± 0.11

0.23 ± 0.04

 Crushed maize (5), Zea mays

8.65 ± 0.12

3.48 ± 0.09

1.92 ± 0.08

15.62 ± 0.12

4.59 ± 0.04

0.26 ± 0.05

 Wheat bran (5), Triticum aestivum

15.08 ± 0.29

2.08 ± 0.08

16.78 ± 0.62

62.38 ± 0.98

18.93 ± 0.68

3.48 ± 0.11

 Mustard oil cake (6), Brassica campestris

37.98 ± 1.25

6.77 ± 0.34

7.18 ± 0.23

26.66 ± 0.69

17.84 ± 0.39

2.46 ± 0.18

 Linseed meal (4), Linum usitatissimum

32.84 ± 0.86

0.62 ± 0.08

9.5 ± 0.34

24.18 ± 0.27

18.67 ± 0.19

2.05 ± 0.18

 Sesame cake (3), Sesamum indicum

29.80 ± 1.13

8.46 ± 0.68

8.90 ± 0.91

27.44 ± 0.86

16.88 ± 0.48

3.11 ± 0.16

 Gram chunni (3), Cicer arietinum

18.80 ± 1.24

3.56 ± 0.32

11.38 ± 0.23

32.18 ± 2.48

18.68 ± 0.93

0.78 ± 0.11

 Masoor chunni + arhar chunni (4), Lens culinaris + Cajanus cajan

20.85 ± 0.67

1.90 ± 0.34

12.88 ± 0.22

28.38 ± 2.78

17.82 ± 0.82

1.86 ± 0.18

 Maize green (5), Zea mays

7.24 ± 0.11

1.25 ± 0.08

27.44 ± 0.18

52.68 ± 3.22

33.17 ± 1.23

2.36 ± 0.11

 Para grass (4), Brachiaria mutica

5.35 ± 0.16

1.65 ± 0.11

30.44 ± 0.46

64.89 ± 3.88

31.33 ± 1.44

2.90 ± 0.19

 Local green grasses (6)

4.65 ± 0.09

1.93 ± 0.12

34.68 ± 0.23

58.66 ± 2.88

29.89 ± 2.08

3.11 ± 0.18

 Azolla green (6), Azolla pinnata

22.18 ± 1.45

3.89 ± 0.48

12.7 ± 0.17

36.78 ± 1.88

23.18 ± 1.18

2.56 ± 0.13

 Wheat straw (6), Triticum aestivum

2.15 ± 0.11

0.69 ± 0.06

38.44 ± 2.34

78.58 ± 2.33

56.12 ± 3.12

5.44 ± 0.21

 Paddy straw (5), Oryza sativa

3.44 ± 0.18

1.11 ± 0.15

42.32 ± 1.89

68.75 ± 2.44

44.78 ± 3.19

5.18 ± 0.23

 Gram gotar (4); Cicer arietinum

8.11 ± 0.11

2.01 ± 0.19

34.67 ± 1.88

54.89 ± 3.19

38.67 ± 2.18

3.90 ± 0.21

 Arhar gotar (6), Cajanus cajan

8.75 ± 0.19

1.89 ± 0.18

33.88 ± 2.15

56.14 ± 2.28

40.18 ± 3.88

4.18 ± 0.28

 Urd gotar (4), Phaseolus mungo

9.44 ± 0.34

1.44 ± 0.12

29.44 ± 1.09

58.33 ± 1.90

42.23 ± 2.19

4.88 ± 0.31