Integrating Characterization of Smallholders’ Feeding Practices with On-Farm Feeding Trials to Improve Utilization of Crop Residues on Smallholder Farms

Table 2

Proportional contribution and estimated chemical composition of ingredients in UTWS diet.

Item	Proportion	ME (MJ/Kg)	CP (%)	Ca (%)	P (%)
Wheat straw	69.37	4.49	3.33	0.26	0.03
Dairy meal	13.87	1.47	2.22	0.00	—
Molasses (+salt)	13.87	1.68	1.18	0.02	—
Yeast culture	0.15	0.00	0.05	—	—
Urea	2.77	0.00	7.82	—	—
Total	100	7.64	14.59	0.28	0.04

ME: metabolizable energy, CP: crude protein, Ca: calcium, and P: phosphorus.
Source: Kashongwe et al. [20]; FAO [25].