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

Table 2

Soluble carbohydrates and energy contents of major feed resources (% of DM).

Feed type	Soluble matter	Soluble carbohydrates	ME (MJ/kg DM)
Teff straw	24.95^d	13.37^d	8.56^b
Sorghum stover	28.40^cd	21.49^cd	7.68^c
Maize stover	23.85^d	14.56^d	7.22^c
Cowpea straw	37.31^c	25.82^c	8.39^b
Groundnut straw	53.33^b	38.68^b	9.28^ab
Groundnut hull	20.20^e	10.40^de	4.79^d
Natural mixed hay	26.28^d	12.31^d	6.70^c
Green grass	32.10^cd	6.60^e	9.83^ab
Atella	59.40^ab	37.50^b	11.81^a
Mill waste	65.00^a	50.30^a	11.84^a
SEM	5.12	4.61	0.69
P value	0.000	0.000	0.012

Residues of local brewery; DM = dry matter; ME = metabolizable energy; MJ = megajoule; SEM = standard error of mean.