Chemical Composition and Digestibility of Major Feed Resources in Tanqua-Abergelle District of Central Tigray, Northern Ethiopia

Table 1

Chemical composition of major feed resources available in the study area.

Feed type	DM (%)	OM (% DM)	CP (% DM)	Ash (% DM)
Teff straw	91.37^ab	92.85	4.43^d	7.15^b
Sorghum stover	94.84^a	95.85	2.76^e	4.15^c
Maize stover	96.29^a	95.62	4.91^d	4.38^c
Cow pea straw	94.61^a	96.62	8.11^bc	3.38^cd
Groundnut straw	91.89^ab	94.53	9.18^bc	5.47^c
Groundnut hull	90.90^b	97.30	7.10^c	2.70^d
Natural mixed hay	96.23^a	92.32	6.29^c	7.68^b
Green grass	30.49^c	87.70	13.20^ab	12.30^a
Atella	13.23^d	94.00	15.90^a	6.00^b
Mill waste	89.80^b	96.20	10.90^b	3.80^cd
SEM	9.63	0.89	1.29	0.89
P value	0.000	0.056	0.022	0.044

Residues of local brewery; DM = dry matter; OM = organic matter; CP = crude protein; SEM = standard error of mean.