Abstract 187

Rane,-AS; Mehta,-MK; Jain,-RK; Bhaid,-MU

Dep. Animal Nutrition, College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Mhow (M.P.), Pin - 453 446, India.

Livestock-Adviser. 1987, 12: 10, 19-21; 4 ref.

Using 2 different methods, 10 samples of defatted (solvent extracted) groundnut cake (DGC) and 10 samples of expeller extracted groundnut cake (EGC) were analysed. DGC had maximum variation in crude fibre content (coefficient of variation (CV) 57.74%) followed by ether extract (36.67%), calcium (32.02%), ash (22.46%), nitrogen-free extract (20.27%), phosphorus (19.94%) and crude protein (12.57%). EGC had maximum variation in ash content (CV 51.90%) followed by crude fibre (27.70%), ether extract (24.00%), Ca (21.91%), N-free extract (18.26%), crude protein (11.97%) and P(9.55%). Variation was attributed to the different oil extraction procedures.