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Mouth grab samples of forage taken from lambs contained 16.7% CP.
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e3“The mouth grab samples of forage in ewes and Iambs contained 19.4 and 16.7 per cent CP respectively, whereas it was lower (13.1%) in random pasture samples”
Title
Composition of Diet Selected by Grazing Sheep on Natural Rangeland
S. K. Sankhyan; A.K. Shinde; S. A. Karim; et al. Indian Journal of Animal Nutrition 1995
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- Observation Eleusine indica was a dominant plant species in lush season at 22.6%.
- Observation Commelina forskalaei was a dominant plant species in lush season at 19.5%.
- Observation Eriochola polystachya was a dominant plant species in lush season at 12.7%.
- Observation Eleusine aegyptiac was a dominant plant species in lush season at 11.4%.
- Observation Preference index of Eleusine indica was 0.38 for ewes and 0.39 for lambs.
- Observation Preference index of Commelina forskalaei was 0.68 for ewes and 0.24 for lambs.
- Observation Preference index of Eriochola polystachya was 0.07 for ewes and 0.12 for lambs.
- Observation Preference index of Eleusine aegyptiac was 1.00 for ewes and 1.45 for lambs.
- Observation Mouth grab samples of forage taken from ewes contained 19.4% CP.
- Observation Random pasture samples contained 13.1% CP, lower than the mouth grab samples.
- Observation Random pasture samples contained 42.7% ADF in the biomass.
- Observation Mouth grab samples taken from ewes contained 28.7% ADF.
- Observation Mouth grab samples taken from lambs contained 21.4% ADF.
- Observation Dominant plant species during monsoon season were highly palatable to the grazing animals.