Average Analyisis of Hays and Greenfeeds: Legume/Grass, Lentils, Meadow Foxtail, Millet

 
 
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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
Legume/Grass
Lentils
Meadow Foxtail
Millet
Mean
S.D.
N
Mean
S.D.
N
Mean
S.D.
N
Mean
S.D.
N
Moisture %
10.3
3.7
64
13.4
4.4
4
10.4
3.5
40
11.3
6.2
5
Protein %
14.9
3.9
64
17.4
1.4
4
11.9
4.7
39
10.2
2.6
5
Calcium %
1.59
0.49
64
1.03
0.09
4
0.50
0.23
38
0.35
0.10
5
Phosphorus %
0.18
0.06
64
0.24
0.02
4
0.22
0.09
39
0.20
0.07
5
Acid Det. Fibre %
30.6
5.4
64
34.7
8.6
4
33.2
4.4
39
30.9
2.6
5
Selenium mg/kg
0.35
0.26
5
-
-
0
0.04
0.02
7
-
-
0
Sulphur %
-
-
0
-
-
0
0.32
-
1
-
-
0
Neutral Det. Fibre %
-
-
0
-
-
0
-
-
0
-
-
0
Lignin %
-
-
0
-
-
0
-
-
0
-
-
0
Iron mg/kg
134
109
3
-
-
0
124
89
4
-
-
0
Copper mg/kg
6.2
1.8
3
-
-
0
9.4
5.7
6
-
-
0
Manganese mg/kg
48
17
3
-
-
0
100
85
5
-
-
0
Zinc mg/kg
23
7
3
-
-
0
33
12
6
-
-
0
Magnesium %
0.24
0.17
3
-
-
0
0.14
0.12
3
-
-
0
Potassium %
1.35
0.51
3
-
-
0
1.21
1.15
3
-
-
0
Sodium mg/kg
184
136
3
-
-
0
22
38
3
-
-
0
Molybdenum mg/kg
5.0
6.7
3
-
-
0
1.4
2.0
2
-
-
0
Cobalt mg/kg
3.7
5.8
3
-
-
0
0.0
-
1
-
-
0
 
 
 
 
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