*Eastern Regional Station, National Dairy Research Institute, Kalyani741235, India.
**Dairy Cattle Nurition Division, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal132001, India
Department of Animal Nutrition, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur741 252, India
Online published on 20 January, 2012.
Fresh Narkate (Arundo donax Linn) grass was fed ad libitum as sole feed to adult Siri x Jersey bullocks and its nutritive value determined. The daily voluntary DM intake was 1.97 ± 0.05 kg per 100 kg live weight. The grass contained 12.23% CP. The DCP and TDN contents of the grass were 8.89 and 55.15 per cent respectively on DM basis. The balances of N, Ca and P were positive.
