The chemical composition and nutritive value of fodder depends on many factors, the most important of which are the
conditions for plant growth (climate, soil, fertilizers, agricultural machinery), species, stage of plant development, the
way of harvesting, storage conditions. The aim of the research was to study the differences in the chemical composition
of the fodder grown in different zones of the Republic of Moldova, the identification and comparative analysis of their
actual nutritional value, analysis and comparison with the data given in specialty literature. The laboratory studies of
the local fodder in Moldova, selected at the farms of the State Enterprise 'Moldsuinhibrid' (Orhei) and E.T.S.
(Maximovka) revealed differences in chemical composition and general nutritive value that depends on the area of
cultivation, as well as in comparison with the data used in calculating the recipes of fodder mixtures and combined
fodder for animals and poultry. Differences in chemical composition and general nutritive value were observed in
almost all fodder in the Republic of Moldova, selected from different places, as well as in comparison with the data
used in the country to balance the diets of cattle and poultry.