PJB-2008-26
MINERAL PROFILE, PALATABILITY AND DIGESTIBILITY OF MARGINAL LAND GRASSES OF TRANS-HIMALAYAN GRASSLANDS OF PAKISTAN
INAM-UR-RAHIM*, JAVED IQBAL SULTAN*, MUHAMMAD YAQOOB**, HAQ NAWAZ*, IJAZ JAVED*** AND MANSOOR HAMEED****
Abstract
The objective of this study was to explore the nutritive value of locally available marginal land grasses. Twelve marginal land grasses viz., Cynodon dactylon, Apluda mutica, Setaria pumila, Panicum turgidum, Pennisetum orientale, Digitaria sanguinalis, Saccharum spontaneum, Rottboellia exaltata, Arthraxon prionodes, Cenchrus ciliaris, Desmostachya bipinnata and Andropogon squarrosus were identified and analyzed for dry matter (DM), macro-minerals (Ca, P, K and Mg) and micro-minerals (Cu, Zn, Mn and Co). The DM, Ca, P, K and Mg at early bloom stage were 30.1±1.080, 0.31±0.044, 0.024±0.003, 0.63±0.047 and 0.005±0.001%, respectively. The Cu, Zn, Mn and Co at early bloom stage were 17.25±1.42
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