About Lesson
Class 1: Dry Forages and Roughages
- Are feed ingredients that have a high concentration of slowly degradable fiber.
- The main purpose is to stimulate the bacteria present in the rumen to make a slurry which in general makes high-quality energy from low quality diet.
- Roughages are further classified into:
I. Non-Maintenance: DCP < 3% on a dry matter basis.
ii. Maintenance: 3-5 % DCP on a dry matter basis.
iii. Productive : > 5% DCP on a dry matter basis.