Table 3
Chemical composition of garlic stalk and rice straw

Item, % of DM	Garlic stalk	Rice straw	SE	P-value
Dry matter, %	84.6	70.0	2.71	<0.001
Crude protein (CP)	5.5	4.0	0.53	0.018
Acid detergent insoluble CP, % of CP	35.3	29.6	4.52	0.385
Ether extract	1.5	0.9	0.15	0.006
Neutral detergent fiber (NDF)	54.9	70.6	1.48	<0.001
Acid detergent fiber	54.6	44.3	1.38	<0.001
Hemicellulose	0.3	26.3	2.40	<0.001
Ash	13.8	11.9	2.01	<0.001
Lignin	3.8	5.1	0.12	<0.001
Non-fiber carbohydratesa	24.3	12.7	2.09	<0.001