CLASSIFICATION OF FEEDSTUFF Dr. P. Ravikanth Reddy MVSc , PhD Guest Faculty KBR College of Agriculture and Horticulture Acharya NG Ranga Agricultural University Dr. YSR Horticulture University
Roughages More than 18% CF and less than 60% TDN . More bulky Less digestible More lignin (Critical factor for digestibility).
Maintenance type – 3 to 5% DCP - Green maize, Oat Non maintenance type – < 3% DCP - straw Production type - >5 DCP – Berseem and lucerne Paddy straw Lucerne Green maize
1) Green roughages 60-90% moisture Grasses Cultivated fodders Pastures Root crops Silages G rass
SBM – Rich in lysine SFC – rich in arginine and methionine GNC – Rich in Arginine CSC – Gossypol toxin Maize gluten meal – Rich in Carotene and Xanthophyll Linseed Cake – Cyanogenic glycoside and Essential fatty acids . Fish meal – Can be fed up to 5% Meat meal – up to 5-10% Blood meal – up to 1.5-2.5% Linseed cake