Paswan, V.K.Umratkar, Priyanka2019-08-162019-08-162018ADFhttp://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810121938The present investigation was conducted at Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India during 2016-18 with a view to investigate the Chemical Composition and Mineral Profile of Forage Crops, Tree Tops and Weeds in Vindhya Region of Uttar Pradesh.Although India possess world’s largest livestock population and is world’s number one milk producer, the average production of animals is comparatively low. The poor production potential of Indian animals is the most challenging factor, it may be recalled, is influenced both by heredity and environment. It is possible to improve the milk production by 50% by providing proper feeding and management. Keeping in view the importance of grasses, weeds, crops, vegetables, forages and tree tops as feed resources for better production the present study was under taken. These investigations include analysis of grasses and other feeds to know the percentage of major minerals on the basis of which different economic combination of grasses, weeds, vegetables and trees could be made and utilized as balanced rations for various types of livestock.During the course of current investigations representative samples of grasses and weeds, field crops, forage crops, and trees tops were collected at random taking all sampling precautions from the Vindhya region of Eastern Uttar Pradesh. The collected samples were oven dried for analysis and Feed stuffs analysed for their dry matter, total ash, acid insoluble ash, calcium and phosphorus. Sapmles were also studied for their cell wall compositions i.e. NDF, ADF, ADL, Cellulose and Hemicellulose on dry matter basis. Out of 10 grasses and weeds, 7 fodder crops, 9 field crops and 29 tree tops analyzed during present investigation, Aeglemarmelos is found to be highly rich in ash (19.38±0.08)%, calcium (4.73±1.4)% and phosphorus (0.25±0.04)% composition.The mean values for NDF, ADF, hemicellulose, cellulose and ADL were found to be (49.09±12.2)%, (32.87±8.57)%, (16.22±8.24)%, (21.45±8.82)% and (11.42±6.75)%, respectively. Bambusa vulgaris possessed the highest (77.52±2.02)% NDF level while Brassica oleracea had the lowest (26.87±7.26)%.From the studies undertaken, it may be concluded that grasses, weeds, fodder crops, and other non-conventional forages like tree tops bear a great potential as livestock feeds as they contains high amount of beneficial sources like minerals and fibres.ennullThesis