Table 1.
Ingredients (%) and proximate composition (% of dry matter) of the basal diet administered to the kids throughout the experimental period
| Ingredients (%) of concentrate administered | ||
|---|---|---|
| Maize meal | 60 | |
| Faba bean (Viccia faba minor) | 15 | |
| Alfalfa pellets | 5 | |
| Soybean meal | 5 | |
| Wheat bran | 10 | |
| Oat | 5 | |
| Concentrate | Dehydrated alfalfa | |
| Dry Matter (g/100 g weight) | 87.5 | 85.6 |
| Ash | 2.7 | 8.3 |
| Crude protein | 11.8 | 19.5 |
| Crude fiber | 6.19 | 25.6 |
| Neutral detergent fiber | 18.2 | 37.5 |
| Acid detergent fiber | 8.9 | 34.3 |
| Lignin | 2.1 | 9.8 |
| Ether extract | 3.8 | 1.9 |
| Non structural carbohydrates | 63.5 | 25.6 |
| Starch | 56.8 | – |