Indian Journal of Animal Nutrition
  • Year: 1999
  • Volume: 16
  • Issue: 3

Chemical Composition and Nutritive Value of Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana) Straw in Yak

  • Author:
  • R.N. Pal, Sanghamitra Pattanaik, T.K. Mohanty
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 274 to 275

National Research Centre on Yak (ICAR), Dirang-790 101, India

Online published on 29 December, 2011.

Abstract

The DCP and TDN content of finger millet (Eleusine coracana) straw were estimated to be 1.28±0.27 and 50.5±1.06 kg/100 kg dry matter in Yaks, respectively. Yak can over come the weight loss in winter if finger millet straw supplemented with energy and protein alongwith common salt and mineral mixture.

Keywords

Finger millet straw, Yak nutrition, Nutritive value