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In Vitro Digestibility of Selected Forages in Sargodha District, Pakistan

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Abstract

The present study conducted to evaluate the digestibility values of four tree fodder species i.e. Mulberry (Morus alba), Kikar, (Acacia nilotica), Ber (Zizphus jujube) and Shirin (Albezia procera); three grasses i.e. Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon), Mott grass (Penisetum perpureum) and Rhode grass (Chloris gayana) and two fodder crops i.e. Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) and Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) were selected as treatment having three replicates. Duplicate sample of each treatment was collected from seven sub districts of Sargodha. The results showed that dry matter content varied from 17.50% in Penisetum perpureum to 44.23% in Albezia procera. Crude protein contents were highest in Morus alba (22.56 %) and lowest in Sorghum bicolour (5.60 %). Acid detergent insoluble fiber (ADF) and neutral detergent insoluble fiber (NDF) values were highest for Penisetum perpureum (ADF 45.43%and NDF 74.56%) and lowest for Acacia nilotica and Zizphus jujube (ADF 14.46% and NDF 31.56%), respectively. The ash contents were highest in Penisetum perpureum (11.50%) and lowest in Cynodon dactylon (5.46%). In vitro DM digestibility was determined at different time intervals (6, 12, 24 and 36 hours) and found highest P