Average Analysis of Hays and Greenfeeds: Timothy, Triticale, Weeds, Wheat

 
 
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The contribution of the feedname forage (or crop name) was at least 90% for hay samples .Means, Standard Deviation and number of samples for Years 1984-1994 Except for moisture, all values are on a dry matter basis

Timothy
Triticale
Weeds
Wheat
Mean
S.D.
N
Mean
S.D.
N
Mean
S.D.
N
Mean
S.D.
N
Moisture %
13.3
4.1
440
11.0
3.7
29
11.2
5.6
18
13.6
4.9
221
Protein %
8.2
3.3
430
10.3
3.5
29
11.1
7.0
18
9.8
4.6
182
Calcium %
0.54
0.30
429
0.31
0.20
29
0.45
0.27
14
0.29
0.18
181
Phosphorus %
0.15
0.07
430
0.18
0.10
29
0.23
0.10
18
0.18
0.08
182
Acid Det. Fibre %
37.3
6.0
429
34.1
2.8
29
30.0
17.2
18
31.2
13.0
204
Selenium mg/kg
0.10
0.14
141
-
-
0
-
-
0
0.51
0.37
23
Sulphur %
0.14
0.07
77
-
-
0
-
-
0
0.27
0.11
16
Neutral Det. Fibre %
66.3
5.6
22
-
-
0
-
-
0
-
-
0
Lignin %
4.4
3.1
22
-
-
0
-
-
0
-
-
0
Iron mg/kg
173
391
83
56
-
1
-
-
0
242
338
19
Copper mg/kg
5.6
7.4
125
4.6
-
1
-
-
0
4.1
2.1
20
Manganese mg/kg
68
82
119
17
-
1
-
-
0
56
24
19
Zinc mg/kg
26
16
125
26
-
1
-
-
0
25
10
20
Magnesium %
0.14
0.05
117
0.09
-
1
-
-
0
0.17
0.07
19
Potassium %
1.25
0.37
116
0.88
-
1
-
-
0
1.33
0.59
19
Sodium mg/kg
42
54
79
0
-
1
-
-
0
395
791
18
Molybdenum mg/kg
2.0
2.0
65
-
-
0
-
-
0
1.7
1.3
9
Cobalt mg/kg
0.7
0.9
35
-
-
0
-
-
0
2.0
2.1
6
 
 
 
 
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