Integrating Characterization of Smallholders’ Feeding Practices with On-Farm Feeding Trials to Improve Utilization of Crop Residues on Smallholder Farms

Table 1

Proportional contribution and estimated chemical composition of ingredients in USWS diet.

Item	Proportion	ME (MJ/Kg)	CP (%)	Ca (%)	P (%)
Wheat straw	69.86	4.5	3.35	0.26	0.03
Dairy meal	13.97	1.47	2.24	—	—
Molasses (+salt)	13.97	0.68	1.19	0.02	—
Yeast culture	0.15	—	0.05	—	—
Urea	2.10	—	5.90	—	—
Total	100	7.66	12.73	0.28	0.04

ME: metabolizable energy, CP: crude protein, Ca: calcium, and P: phosphorus.
Source: Kashongwe et al. [20]; FAO [25].