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Table 1 Chemical composition of ingredients fed to sheep

From: Yield survey and nutritional evaluation of garlic stalk for ruminant feed

Item, % of DM

Concentrate mix

Ryegrass straw

Garlic stalk

Dry matter, %

87.5

91.4

88.8

Organic matter

90.6

95.0

84.0

Ether extract

2.91

0.53

1.40

Crude protein (CP)

15.6

4.52

6.21

 True protein, % of CP

87.4

87.2

79.8

 NPNa, % of CP

12.6

12.8

20.2

 ADICPb, % of CP

24.7

43.4

37.3

Neutral detergent fiber

39.1

80.4

50.2

Acid detergent fiber

23.4

54.3

49.6

Hemicellulose

15.7

26.0

0.63

Crude fiber

10.4

41.3

35.7

Ash

9.40

5.02

16.0

Nitrogen-free extract

61.7

48.7

40.7

  1. a NPN Non-protein nitrogen
  2. b ADICP Acid detergent insoluble CP