Table 1 Chemical composition (g/kg), energy and protein value of diet ingredients: Organic matter (OM), Crude Protein (CP), Neutral Detergent Fibber (NDF), Acid Detergent Fibber (ADF), Acid Detergent Lignin (ADL), Condensed Tannin (CT), metabolizable energy (ME, kcal/kg) and metabolizable protein (MP).
OM | CP | NDF | ADF | ADL | CT | ME | MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dichanthium spp hay | 924 | 72 | 735 | 390 | 62 | 0 | 1674 | 42 |
Alfalfa pellet | 893 | 179 | 313 | 219 | 56 | 0 | 2895 | 71 |
Leucaena leucocephala pellet | 913 | 218 | 288 | 186 | 103 | 123 | 2574 | 82 |
Manihot esculenta pellet | 910 | 205 | 463 | 327 | 166 | 77 | 2134 | 77 |
Cajanus cajan pellet | 938 | 159 | 474 | 341 | 166 | 213 | 1949 | 65 |
