Developing Maize Silage and Ryegrass Blends based Fattening Ration for the Low-Input Small and Medium Scale Fattening Farmers in Pakistan
Khalid Farooq, Muhammad Tahir and Nazir Ahmad Khan*
Department of Animal Nutrition, University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
*Correspondence | Nazir Ahmad Khan, Department of Animal Nutrition, University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan; Email:
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Figure 1:
Weekly changes in average weight of calves in response to experimental diets based on different blends of maize silage and ryegrass in comparison with control diet. Diet MS30, MS40, MS50, MS60 and MS70 contained 30, 40, 50, 60 and 70% maize silage in the maize silage and ryegrass blends.
Figure 2:
Average daily gain of calves in response to experimental diets based on different blends of maize silage and ryegrass in comparison with control diet. Diet MS30, MS40, MS50, MS60 and MS70 contained 30, 40, 50, 60 and 70% maize silage in the maize silage and ryegrass blends.