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Table 1 Chemical composition (%) of experimental feeds used in the study

From: Growth and carcass characteristics of three Ethiopian indigenous goats fed concentrate at different supplementation levels

Experimental feeds

DM

OM

Ash

CP

NDF

ADF

Hay

90.5

88.8

11.2

8.1

80.3

48.7

Concentrate

89.2

93.7

6.3

21.0

37.9

15.7

Wheat bran

89.9

94.9

5.1

17.9

47.4

14.4

Noug cake

91.6

91.7

8.2

38.6

30.5

22.9

Maize

88.1

98.2

1.8

7.6

25.2

7.9

  1. DM dry matter, OM organic matter, CP crude protein, NDF neutral detergent fibre, ADF acid detergent fibre