Table 2. The chemical composition of different diets and their costing.
| Items | DM, % of fresh biomass | Chemical composition (%DM) | GE (MJ/kg DM) | Cost (BDT/kg DM) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OM | CP | ADF | NDF | ||||
| UMS | 57.80 | 85.50 | 9.47 | 42.82 | 67.24 | 20.63 | 11.60 |
| Napier (packchong) silage | 18.46 | 93.00 | 7.98 | 59.06 | 86.92 | 16.00 | 6.50 |
| Fermented corn mix. | 61.79 | 91.51 | 15.91 | 15.18 | 49.54 | 24.13 | 14.71 |
| Conc. mix. (Type 1) | 87.73 | 92.25 | 18.21 | 14.53 | 31.34 | 16.48 | 36.00 |
| Conc. mix. (Type 2) | 89.18 | 83.34 | 22.92 | 10.65 | 30.18 | 24.26 | 33.42 |
DM = Dry matter; OM = Organic matter; CP = Crude protein; ADF = Acid detergent fiber; NDF = Neutral detergent fiber; GE = Gross energy.