Average Analysis of Hays and Greenfeeds: Birdsfoot Trefoil, Blue Grass, Brome, Canarygrass Reed

 
 
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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
Birdsfoot Trefoil
Blue Grass
Brome
Canarygrass Reed
Mean
S.D.
N
Mean
S.D.
N
Mean
S.D.
N
Mean
S.D.
N
Moisture %
14.4
5.0
8
9.1
5.3
10
13.1
4.4
484
12.0
4.4
42
Protein %
14.5
4.6
8
14.3
4.2
10
9.8
3.6
476
9.7
3.1
42
Calcium %
0.97
0.49
8
0.38
0.13
10
0.57
0.33
476
0.49
0.28
41
Phosphorus %
0.20
0.06
8
0.27
0.11
10
0.16
0.06
476
0.16
0.05
42
Acid Det. Fibre %
38.8
8.2
8
29.3
11.0
10
34.8
5.9
475
34.5
6.4
42
Selenium mg/kg
0.38
0.15
3
0.02
-
1
0.18
0.24
129
0.07
0.11
15
Sulphur %
-
-
0
-
-
0
0.16
0.04
53
0.36
0.21
10
Neutral Det. Fibre %
-
-
0
-
-
0
37.2
34.5
5
-
-
0
Lignin %
-
-
0
-
-
0
2.2
3.0
5
-
-
0
Iron mg/kg
-
-
0
-
-
0
167
200
80
179
238
12
Copper mg/kg
4.9
3.3
2
-
-
0
5.1
3.7
96
9.3
10.1
12
Manganese mg/kg
65
40
2
-
-
0
70
41
90
108
63
12
Zinc mg/kg
27
8
2
-
-
0
21
8
96
33
14
12
Magnesium %
-
-
0
-
-
0
0.19
0.08
70
0.22
0.08
12
Potassium %
-
-
0
-
-
0
1.48
0.35
70
1.30
0.28
12
Sodium mg/kg
-
-
0
-
-
0
38
64
61
161
345
11
Molybdenum mg/kg
-
-
0
-
-
0
2.2
1.8
34
3.9
2.1
7
Cobalt mg/kg
-
-
0
-
-
0
1.4
1.3
22
1.4
0.9
6
 
 
 
 
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