Table 2: Chemical Composition of Treatment Feeds.
| Feed Offer |
Chemical Composition (% for DM and % DM for Others) |
| DM |
OM |
CP |
NDF |
ADF |
ADL |
| Hay |
94.35 |
90.00 |
7.56 |
74.42 |
46.55 |
11.46 |
| CM |
93.47 |
93.33 |
24.53 |
40.24 |
18.26 |
4.13 |
| Atella |
93.82 |
92.67 |
22.32 |
49.92 |
24.32 |
9.89 |
| Faidherbia albida |
94.22 |
92.87 |
20.28 |
56.13 |
37.18 |
16.24 |
| Sesbania sesban |
93.09 |
86.35 |
26.37 |
22.43 |
19.64 |
8.78 |
| Hay Refusal |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Hay (T1) |
94.11 |
91.93 |
4.25 |
77.08 |
49.12 |
|
| Hay (T2) |
94.65 |
91.92 |
4.73 |
76.53 |
48.56 |
|
| Hay (T3) |
94.81 |
92.33 |
4.66 |
75.94 |
49.43 |
|
| Hay (T4) |
95.23 |
92.25 |
5.01 |
76.71 |
47.85 |
|
CM = concentrate mixture (75% wheat bran and 25% sesame seed cake); T1 = Hay ad libitum + 300 g DM CM /day; T2 = Hay ad libitum + 330 g DM Atella/day; T3 = Hay ad libitum + 360 g DM F. albida/day; T4 = Hay ad libitum +280 g DM S.sesban/day