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Chemical Compositions of Dairy Feed Resources at Haramaya University

Abera Teshome Aleli

The aim of this study was to identify major feed resources and analyzing chemical composition of major feeds. A total of 7 feed samples (partially mixed ration, grass hay, corn silage, and peanut meal wheat bran and maize and soybean meal) were collected from the farm. Data were analysed using one-way ANOVA using SAS version 20 software. The results of laboratory analysis of chemical composition showed that the DM content of grass hay was highest (92.35%) of all others. the DM of R1 rations was highest (89.38.) among rations. The ash content of these ingredients was 8.84 highest in grass hay. The highest crude protein content obtained in peanut meal (48.6%) and the lowest (8.12%) was in corn silage while that of R1, R2 and R3 were 20.49, 20.36 and 19.92%. The organic matter of grass hay, peanut meal, soybean meal, maize grain and wheat bran and corn silage were 95.22, 93.60, 93.36, 94.54, 93.79 and 94.71% respectively and for R1, R2 and R3: 84.19, 86.28, and 89.22. The results of NDF contents of grass hay (67.98) were highest of all. The ether extract content was highest in peanut meal (6.40%) followed by Soybean meal (4.28) and lowest in grass hay (0.09%).Generally feeds originated from legumes have highest protein and fat (ether extract) than other feed sources originated from either cereals or roughages like grass hay.