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NUTRITIVE VALUE OF FREE RANGELAND GRASSES OF NORTHERN GRASSLANDS OF PAKISTAN
Abstract
A study was conducted in the valley of Chagharzai in Bunair district lying in the north Trans-Himalayan moist zone occupying Malakand Division, North Western Frontier Province (NWFP), Pakistan to determine the nutritive value of locally available free rangeland grasses. The study area lies between 34.42 to 34.66 degree latitude and 72.62 to 72.78 degree longitude, having a humid subtropical to temperate environment. The annual precipitation varies from 600 to 1000 mm, mainly during summer and spring. Ten free rangeland grasses were identified and analyzed for DM, OM, ash, CP, NDF, ADF, hemi- cellulose, and lignin. The mean percentage values for dry matter (DM), organic matter (OM), ash, crude protein (CP), neutral detergent fiber (NDF), acid detergent fiber (ADF), hemi-cellulose and lignin at early bloom stage were 33.1±0.69, 30.6±0.55, 7.4±0.42, 7.8±0.33, 54.7±2.08
