Table-1.

Proximate composition of feedstuffs (% DM).

Feed	DM	OM	CP	EE	Total ash
Grains
Maize	92.71±0.33	96.99±0.02	9.51±0.32	4.43±0.24	3.01±0.02
Oat	89.99±0.38	96.82±0.04	9.82±0.40	4.51±0.12	3.18±0.04
Wheat	92.00±0.15	97.68±0.10	11.71±0.14	2.02±0.03	2.32±0.10
Barley	92.66±0.33	96.07±0.25	10.18±0.32	1.69±0.06	3.93±0.25
Oilseed cakes/meals
GNC	93.18±0.64	94.22±0.18	41.54±0.22	6.88±0.09	5.78±0.18
MOC	92.77±0.09	94.89±0.26	37.29±0.19	7.03±0.06	5.11±0.26
CSC	91.30±0.28	95.56±0.19	27.11±0.28	7.51±0.04	4.44±0.19
SBM	91.41±0.61	93.37±0.87	45.59±0.25	2.01±0.09	6.63±0.87
Agro-industrial by-products
Wheat bran	91.33±0.45	94.24±0.08	14.46±0.48	3.14±0.09	5.76±0.08
DORB	92.33±0.70	90.63±0.07	13.25±0.21	1.81±0.17	9.37±0.07
Rice polish	88.50±0.15	86.45±0.22	12.80±0.07	12.04±0.29	13.55±0.22
Wheat straw	90.13±0.21	90.21±0.07	3.39±0.16	1.04±0.02	9.79±0.07
Leguminous green fodders
Cowpea	16.58±0.34	91.04±0.19	17.74±0.21	2.95±0.10	8.96±0.19
Berseem	17.05±0.42	89.91±0.22	17.90±0.31	2.83±0.10	10.09±0.22
Non-leguminous green fodders
Maize	15.96±0.99	88.64±0.13	9.51±0.19	1.36±0.07	11.36±0.13
Oat	11.39±0.25	88.03±0.41	8.80±0.16	2.74±0.12	11.97±0.41
Sorghum	18.81±0.78	88.09±0.28	7.29±0.06	1.81±0.08	11.91±0.28
Pearl millet	20.57±0.49	89.95±0.05	8.07±0.18	2.91±0.08	10.05±0.05

DM=Dry matter, OM=Organic matter, CP=Crude protein, EE=Ether extract, GNC=Groundnut cake, MOC=Mustard oil cake, CSC=Cotton seed cake, SBM=Soybean meal, DORB=Deoiled rice bran