Warai bran (Panicum miliaceum)

  It is a quick-maturing annual cereal whose grains are used for human consumption. Approximately 0.020 million tones of warai bran is annually available for animal feeding (Talpada et al., 2002).

Nutritive value

Warai bran contains about 57.4% TDN and 6.24% CP. So it is average source of energy and protein. It has not been reported to contain any toxic effect and is quite palatable.

Inclusion

Warai bran can be incorporated up to 30% level in the concentrate mixture of crossbred calves and lactating cows (Punj, 1988). The bran can replace wheat bran/rice bran by suitably adjusting the protein contents in the ration.