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Table 1 Chemical analysis of different roughages used in ration formulations

From: Nutritional impact of partial or complete replacement of clover hay by untreated or biologically treated rice straw and corn stalks on: 1. growth performance and economic evaluation of growing New Zealand (NZW) White rabbits

Item

Clover hay (CH)

Rice straw (RS)

Corn stalks (CS)

Raw

Without Pleurotus ostreatus

With Pleurotus ostreatus

Raw

Without Trichoderma reesei

With Trichoderma reesei

Moisture %

13.88

6.70

7.50

8.00

7.00

8.50

8.20

Chemical analysis on DM basis%

OM

89.10

89.00

86.50

84.10

88.50

87.01

84.69

CP

17.03

5.27

14.69

17.10

5.61

13.99

16.68

CF

14.07

45.66

31.36

19.75

37.78

32.96

24.13

EE

2.50

1.10

1.15

1.21

1.11

1.32

1.56

NFE

55.50

36.97

39.30

46.04

44.00

38.74

42.32

Ash

10.90

11.00

13.50

15.90

11.50

12.99

15.31

Cell wall constituents %

NDF

33.84

68.75

65.75

61.99

72.50

65.85

60.00

ADF

18.17

47.50

45.15

43.75

56.00

47.75

45.25

ADL

12.89

14.85

13.56

10.99

15.56

16.95

18.75

Hemicellulose

15.67

21.25

20.60

18.24

16.50

18.10

14.75

Cellulose

5.28

32.65

31.59

32.76

40.44

30.80

26.50

  1. Hemicellulose = NDF−ADF. Cellulose = ADF−ADL