Study Questions

ESTIMATION OF MOISTURE
  • How are feeds classified on the basis of water content? Give two examples in each case.  
  • What is the moisture content of the following feeds?
    • Guinea grass
    • Silage
    • Cotton seed cake
    • Molasses
    • Maize
    • Paddy straw
    • Desmanthus
    • Stylosanthes
  • How will you estimate the moisture content of silage?
  • A feed has the following composition on fresh matter basis. Calculate its composition on dry matter basis. CP 6%, CF 16%, EE 0.5%, NFE 22%, TA 3.6%.
  • Three types of compounded feeds with the following specifications are available in the market. Which one would you purchase?

Feed

Moisture (%)

Cost (Rs) per 100 Kg

A

9.5

1030.00

B

11.5

1010.00

C

10

1015.00

  • A farmer has 7 dairy cows. Each cow requires 3 Kg of dry matter from CO1 grass per day. What is the total quantity of green CO1 grass required to supply the dry matter for the cows for a period of one year.
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