Table 3 Chemical composition (g/kg dry matter) of basal diet, chicory forage and ribwort forage
Items | Basal diet (B) | Chicory forage (C) | Ribwort forage (R) |
|---|---|---|---|
Ash | 67.0 | 255.6 | 133.6 |
Crude protein | 211.4 | 195.2 | 169.4 |
Crude fat | 26.9 | 15.6 | 11.1 |
Starch | 463.0 | 24.5 | 9.5 |
WSC | 60.5 | 11.5 | 42.0 |
NDF | 107.6 | 268.0 | 352.0 |
NSP | |||
Total | 187.2 | 311.0 | 308.5 |
Insoluble | 142.6 | 194.9 | 229.5 |
Glucose | |||
Total | 89.4 | 133.7 | 134.9 |
Insoluble | 56.9 | 118.3 | 134.9 |
Arabinose | |||
Total | 25.0 | 13.4 | 17.8 |
Insoluble | 22.4 | 5.6 | 10.4 |
Xylose | |||
Total | 56.7 | 31.1 | 32.1 |
Insoluble | 56.2 | 27.2 | 26.8 |
Uronic acid | |||
Total | 7.4 | 97.0 | 88.3 |
Insoluble | 4.0 | 21.2 | 19.9 |
Klason Lignin | 34.9 | 107.2 | 77.7 |
Dietary fibre | 222.0 | 418.4 | 386.2 |