Table 1. Ingredients and chemical composition of experimental concentrate diet
| Ingredients % | Dry buffalo | Lactation |
| Maize grains | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Wheat bran | 37.5 | 37.5 |
| Soybean hulls | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Molasses | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Soybean meal | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Maize gluten meal 30% | 20.0 | 20.0 |
| Rapeseed cake | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| Mineral mixture | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Sod bi carb | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Vit premix | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Lime | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| By pass fat | - | 1.5 |
| Chemical composition |
| DM % | 86.3 | 86.3 |
| CP % | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| ME (M cal/kg) | 2.7 | 2.75 |
| Fat % | 3.4 | 3.4 |
| NDF % | 29.8 | 29.2 |
| ADF % | 12.3 | 12.13 |
| Ash % | 6.1 | 8.7 |
DM, dry matter; CP, crude protein; ME, metabolizable energy; NDF, neutral detergent fiber; ADF, acid detergent fiber.