PJB-2007-121
NUTRITIVE VALUE OF MARGINAL LAND GRASSES OF NORTHERN GRASSLANDS OF PAKISTAN
JAVED IQBAL SULTAN*, INAM-UR-RAHIM*, HAQ NAWAZ* AND MUHAMMAD YAQOOB**
Abstract
Abstract :A study was conducted in the valley of Chagharzai in Bunair district lying in the north Trans-Himalayan moist zone occupying Malakand Division, North Western Frontier Province (NWFP), Pakistan to determine the nutritive value of locally available marginal land grasses. The study area lies between 34.42 to 34.66o latitude and 72.62 to 72.78o longitude, having a humid subtropical to temperate environment. The annual precipitation varies from 600 to 1000 mm, mainly during summer and spring. Twelve marginal land grasses were identified and analyzed for dry matter (DM), organic matter (OM), ash, crude protein (CP), neutral detergent fiber (NDF), acid detergent fiber (ADF), hemi-cellulose, and lignin contents. The mean percentage values for DM, OM, ash, CP, NDF, ADF, hemi-cellulose and lignin at early bloom stage were 30.1±1.08
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