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Table 6 Ingredients and chemical composition of diets containing different leaves

From: An investigation on chemical/mineral compositions, ruminal microbial fermentation, and feeding value of some leaves as alternative forages for finishing goats during the dry season

Item

Treatment

Control

Quince

Pear

Olive

Mirabelle plum

Greengage

Sour cherry

Persimmon

Ingredients (% of DM)

 

 Alfalfa hay

27

13.5

13.5

13.5

13.5

13.5

13.5

13.5

 Corn silage

13

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

 Tree leaf

0

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

 Barley grain

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

 Corn grain

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

 Canola meal

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

 Wheat bran

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

 Vitamine-minerala

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

 Magnesium oxide

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

 Dicalcium phosphate

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

 Salt

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Chemical composition

 DM (% of fresh weight)

67.32

76.95

76.95

76.95

76.95

76.95

76.95

76.95

 CP (% of DM)

14.59

14.44

14.34

14.32

14.66

14.94

14.64

14.85

 NDF (% of DM)

35.95

32.76

31.03

33.93

33.65

32.35

30.72

33.79

 NFC (% of DM)

39.5

42.7

44.4

41.3

41.5

41.6

44

40.6

 Ash (% of DM)

10.4

10.2

10.26

10.21

10.21

11.14

10.56

10.67

 EE (% of DM)

2.67

2.66

2.64

3.09

2.77

2.73

2.83

2.97

 ME (Mcal/kg DM)

2.28

2.30

2.31

2.27

2.28

2.27

2.30

2.27

 TP (% of DM)

0

1.83

1.29

1.24

1.26

1.10

1.06

1.46

 TT (% of DM)

0

1.72

1.13

1.16

1.09

0.99

0.97

1.36

 NTP (% of DM)

0

0.11

0.16

0.08

0.16

0.11

0.09

0.10

  1. Control basal diet containing alfalfa hay and corn silage, DM dry matter, CP crude protein, NDF neutral detergent fiber, NFC non-fiber carbohydrates, EE ether extract, ME metabolism energy, TP total phenol, TT total tannin, NTP non-tannin phenol
  2. aPer kg of premix contained 100 mg vitamin E, 10 mg vitamin B1, 20 mg vitamin B2, 400,000 IU vitamin A, 100,000 IU vitamin D, 3% calcium, 1.2% phosphorus, 4% sodium, 1.1% magnesium, 1000 mg copper, 60 mg iodine, 2000 mg manganese, 2000 mg zinc, 3000 mg iron, 60 mg cobalt