Vegetable crop residues
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The vegetable crop residues are grown wherever irrigation facilities are available. The crop residues of vegetables such as cabbage, cauliflower, sweet potato creepers, potato tops and leaves, pod covers of legume crops etc. are available in large quantity. They can be used effectively during scarcity.
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The residues of vegetable crops contain high crude protein (11-20%) and calcium and low in fibre. Being green they also provide carotenes.
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Cabbage and cauliflower are high in molybdenum content (6.1 and 1.1 ppm respectively) hence they should be fed in limited quantity along with some dry fodder so as to avoid problem of digestive disorders. Before feeding such residues, it is essential to ensure that such feeds are free from harmful level of pesticide residues.
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Last modified: Monday, 1 August 2011, 6:54 AM