Research Article
Activity Budgets and Forage Selection of Podolian Cattle, a Semiwild Bovine Breed
Table 7
Botanical and chemical composition of Podolian cows’ diet as observed in hand-plucked samples (means ± SE).
| Grass, % | 68.38 ± 2.84 | Legumes, % | 0.80 ± 0.34 | Composites, % | 1.45 ± 1.16 | Ferns, % | 15.69 ± 1.89 | Other plants, % | 13.63 ± 2.72 | Dry matter | 45.08 ± 2.26 | Crude protein, % DM | 9.99 ± 0.62 | Ether extract, % DM | 1.44 ± 0.07 | Crude fiber, % DM | 29.66 ± 0.87 | Ash, % DM | 7.66 ± 0.55 | NDF1, % DM | 60.32 ± 1.39 | MFU2/kg DM | 0.68 ± 0.01 |
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1Neutral detergent fibre. 2Meat feed unit.
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