Average Analysis of Hays and Greenfeeds: Alfalfa, Barley Hull-Less, BarleyTwo Row

 
 
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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
Alfalfa
Barley Hull-less
Barley Six Row
Barley Two Row
Mean
S.D.
N
Mean
S.D.
N
Mean
S.D.
N
Mean
S.D.
N
Moisture %
13.1
4.3
2551
9.2
1.7
3
13.8
4.9
862
15.2
4.4
127
Protein %
18.1
3.9
2508
8.6
1.4
3
11.7
3.9
720
11.4
3.1
120
Calcium %
1.80
0.58
2455
0.42
0.04
3
0.49
0.25
619
0.43
0.15
120
Phosphorus %
0.23
0.70
2506
0.23
0.06
3
0.22
0.07
719
0.21
0.07
120
Acid Det. Fibre %
31.9
8.9
2486
32.7
3.4
3
24.9
14.9
809
30.5
7.4
123
Selenium mg/kg
0.33
0.80
650
-
-
0
0.28
0.35
92
0.28
0.38
27
Sulphur %
0.31
0.11
222
-
-
0
0.21
0.06
128
0.26
0.14
2
Neutral Det. Fibre %
29.3
17.1
22
-
-
0
-
-
0
-
-
0
Lignin %
0.4
1.8
22
-
-
0
-
-
0
-
-
0
Iron mg/kg
213
347
414
-
-
0
276
335
79
64
91
2
Copper mg/kg
6.3
3.6
498
-
-
0
4.3
2.8
88
6.1
3.4
6
Manganese mg/kg
48
74
514
-
-
0
35
17
85
23
7
6
Zinc mg/kg
27
18
526
-
-
0
30
13
88
22
7
6
Magnesium %
0.31
0.14
499
-
-
0
0.22
0.09
85
0.15
0.08
6
Potassium %
1.80
0.80
482
-
-
0
1.51
0.44
154
1.18
0.62
6
Sodium mg/kg
151
256
384
-
-
0
747
1505
50
0
0
4
Molybdenum mg/kg
3.0
6.4
276
-
-
0
5.7
19.9
27
2.6
-
1
Cobalt mg/kg
1.2
1.1
225
-
-
0
1.6
1.4
22
1.5
-
1
 
 
 
 
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