Write true or false for the following statements :

Animal feed includes vitamins and proteins mainly.

False

Animal feed includes carbohydrates, proteins, fats various groups of nutrients, minerals and trace-elements. They all are required for proper growth of animals. For example: The cattle feed consist of two component- roughage and concentrate.


(c) Roughage: It largely contains fibres such as green fodder, silage, hay and legumes like berseem, cowpea.


(d) Concentrates: It is low in fibres but contains relatively high proteins and other nutrients. It includes cotton seeds, oilseeds, oats, barley, gram and their by-products like wheat, beans and molasses etc.


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