Chapter XIX Nutritional status of different feed resources of Nepal

This paper analyses the nutritional status of different feed resources of Nepal. Different topographical conditions of Nepal favour a variety of feed resources. A traditional and unique mixed crop livestock farming system in the country contributes to produce different types of feedstuffs. The major sources are of plant resources such as tree fodders, green grasses, dry roughage, crop by – products, and other unconventional feedstuffs. The recorded information so far revealed that the CP content of the tree fodders and green grass is highly varied (10.7 to 31.8%). Most of these tree fodders and green grasses are given as supplements in the low quality cereal straw based diets of the ruminants. Most of the tree fodders contain high tannins (0.2 to 12.76%) but they are found to be rich in mineral contents in particularly Ca (169.70 to 444.80 mmol/kg), and P (0.20 to 0.4%). The nutrient contents in the commercial feed mixture in particular CP contents have been found to vary from 10.9 to 22.1 percent