Table 2.

Nutrient composition of each pastures (%)

Pasture name	Crude protein	Crude fat	Crude ash	NDF	ADF	ME(MJ/kg)
Caragana intermedia	22.03	4.20	5.72	44.55	29.95	8.54
Medicago sativa	32.00	2.18	11.70	36.00	23.36	10.86
Achnatherum splendens	8.35	2.29	6.05	76.03	48.41	6.07
Cenchrus echinatus Linn	17.30	2.98	13.91	44.16	34.5	8.15
Suaeda glauca	16.87	3.38	29.88	37.58	21.72	7.80
Artemisia frigida	11.73	4.72	11.12	61.05	47.27	7.72
Stipa capillata	12.91	4.52	7.40	65.69	39.01	7.55
Ceratoides latens	10.87	2.51	4.99	67.8	48.63	5.22
Cleistogenes songorica	12.51	3.23	4.88	68.69	35.29	8.56