Abstract

Ali Bahadur1 , Zubeda Chaudhry1 , Gul Jan1 , Mohammad Danish1 , Atta ur Rehman1 , Rafiq Ahmad1 , Aman khan1 , Shah Khalid3 , Irfan ullah4 , Zahir Shah5 , Farman Ali2 , Tahira Mushtaq1 and Farzana Gul Jan6

The present study was carried out to evaluate the nutritional value and elemental analysis of some fodder plant species. Proximate composition of proteins, crude fibers, fats and oils, moisture, ash contents and carbohydrates and elemental composition of aerial parts have been determined by using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS). A total of 16 elements; Na, Mg, Al, Si, P, S, Rb, K, Ca, Fe, Mn, Ti, Ni, Cu, Zn and Cl have been measured. Their concentrations were found to vary in different samples.