Average Analysis of Silages: Clover Alsike, Clover Red, Clover Sweet, Corn

 
 
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 Silages had at least 60% contribution from the feed crop listed. Means, Standard Deviation and number of samples for Years 1984-1994 Except for moisture, all values are on a dry matter basis
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Clover Alsike
Clover Red
Clover Sweet
Corn
Mean
S.D.
N
Mean
S.D.
N
Mean
S.D.
N
Mean
S.D.
N
Moisture %
62.3
12.9
7
66.3
7.0
153
67.3
7.7
48
70.5
8.1
67
Protein %
14.7
2.1
7
13.9
2.3
151
14.7
2.4
47
10.0
2.0
67
Calcium %
1.40
0.32
7
1.40
0.31
151
1.25
0.41
47
0.30
0.18
67
Phosphorus %
0.23
0.03
7
0.19
0.05
151
0.24
0.07
47
0.24
0.06
67
Acid Det. Fibre %
42.5
8.3
7
41.0
6.2
149
39.9
9.6
46
32.0
5.9
64
Selenium mg/kg
0.05
0.02
3
0.14
0.15
42
0.38
0.14
4
0.06
0.09
11
Sulphur %
-
-
0
0.15
0.05
17
-
-
0
0.16
0.01
3
Neutral Det. Fibre %
-
-
0
-
-
0
-
-
0
-
-
0
Lignin %
-
-
0
-
-
0
-
-
0
-
-
0
Iron mg/kg
501
-
1
301
437
20
-
-
0
249
117
10
Copper mg/kg
5.9
-
1
6.4
2.4
27
-
-
0
4.4
2.3
12
Manganese mg/kg
76
-
1
45
18
26
-
-
0
40
18
10
Zinc mg/kg
24
-
1
28
4
27
-
-
0
35
13
12
Magnesium %
0.22
-
1
0.36
0.12
25
-
-
0
0.26
0.10
11
Potassium %
2.37
-
1
1.69
0.49
25
-
-
0
1.10
0.26
10
Sodium mg/kg
56
-
1
105
79
19
-
-
0
40
25
10
Molybdenum mg/kg
-
-
0
2.3
1.7
11
-
-
0
3.2
1.1
3
Cobalt mg/kg
-
-
0
0.9
0.8
9
-
-
0
3.7
1.6
3
 
 
 
 
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