Table 4 Estimated major feed resources and its proportion and weighted digestible values (DMD%) based on the three farming systems in the Selale milkshed
Feed proportion (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feed type | Urban | Peri-urban | Rural | |||
Season | Wet season | Dry season | Wet season | Dry season | Wet season | Dry season |
Pasture grazing | NF | NF | 10.0 | 3.00 | 52.0 | 40.0 |
Grass hay | 37.0 | 33.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 4.00 | 8.00 |
Crop residues and hulls | 19.1 | 16.42 | 24.02 | 28.5 | 24.5 | 31.50 |
Cultivated forage | 1.42 | 1.00 | 4.92 | 3.50 | 6.00 | 2.50 |
Compound dairy ration- concentrate | 4.00 | 4.50 | 3.00 | 3.50 | NF | NF |
Bran, middling & other cereal grain mill by-products | 19.5 | 20.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 7.00 | 8.50 |
Oil seed cake and middling | 13.0 | 16.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | NF | 2.00 |
Agro-industrial by-product | 6.00 | 8.10 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 3.50 | 4.50 |
Local beverage residue (Atela) | NF | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 3.00 | 3.50 |
Diet DM digestibility % | 62.58 ± 3.44a | 61.89 ± 3.93a | 60.69 ± 3.25b | 59.82 ± 2.57b | 57.46 ± 3.83c | 54.08 ± 3.82d |
Average DMD % (Mean ± SD) | 62.3 ± 3.44a | 60.3 ± 3.25b |  | 55.8 ± 3.8c | ||