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

Table 3

Fiber fractions and digestibility of major feed resources (% of DM).

Feed type	NDF	ADF	ADL	Cellulose	Hemicellulose	IVDMD
Teff straw	75.05^ab	48.74^b	6.58^bc	35.01^ab	26.31^b	62.10^bc
Sorghum stover	71.60^b	45.75^bc	5.98^c	35.62^ab	25.85^b	56.97^c
Maize stover	76.15^ab	47.53^b	5.23^c	37.92^a	28.62^a	54.21^c
Cowpea straw	62.69^c	45.77^bc	8.94^b	33.45^ab	16.92^cd	61.09^bc
Groundnut straw	46.67^d	36.11^c	7.55^b	23.09^c	10.56^d	66.33^b
Groundnut hull	79.80^a	74.30^a	31.80^a	39.80^a	5.50^e	39.95^e
Natural mixed hay	73.72^b	44.10^bc	6.08^bc	30.34^b	29.62^a	51.15^d
Green grass	67.90^bc	35.90^c	6.00^bc	17.60^d	32.00^a	69.58^b
Atella	40.60^de	19.30^d	8.40^b	4.90^e	21.30^c	81.21^a
Mill waste	35.00^e	13.40^e	3.30^d	6.30^e	21.60^c	81.43^a
SEM	5.12	5.32	2.58	4.07	2.71	4.09
value	0.004	0.003	0.021	0.006	0.018	0.006

Residues of local brewery; DM = dry matter; NDF = neutral detergent fiber; ADF = acid detergent fiber; ADL = acid detergent lignin; IVDMD = in vitro dry matter digestibility; SEM = standard error of mean.