Average Analysis of Silages: Fababeans, Grass, Kochia, Legume

 
 
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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
.
Fababeans
Gras
Kochia
Legume
Mean
S.D.
N
Mean
S.D.
N
Mean
S.D.
N
Mean
S.D.
N
Moisture %
66.8
10.0
10
58.8
10.2
19
59.5
16.1
3
65.5
11.2
8
Protein %
16.8
3.0
10
12.4
2.8
19
14.9
1.4
3
17.7
2.5
8
Calcium %
0.99
0.25
10
0.95
0.35
19
1.05
0.21
3
1.71
0.47
8
Phosphorus %
0.25
0.04
10
0.21
0.05
19
0.32
0.06
3
0.22
0.04
8
Acid Det. Fibre %
32.3
12.2
10
36.8
3.6
19
28.3
4.9
3
37.2
9.0
8
Selenium mg/kg
0.19
-
1
0.14
0.20
9
-
-
0
0.09
-
1
Sulphur %
-
-
0
0.28
0.12
4
-
-
0
0.18
-
1
Neutral Det. Fibre %
-
-
0
-
-
0
-
-
0
-
-
0
Lignin %
-
-
0
-
-
0
-
-
0
-
-
0
Iron mg/kg
-
-
0
151
101
6
-
-
0
256
-
1
Copper mg/kg
-
-
0
6.1
4.8
8
-
-
0
8.0
-
1
Manganese mg/kg
-
-
0
119
215
8
-
-
0
24
-
1
Zinc mg/kg
-
-
0
27
8
8
-
-
0
27
-
1
Magnesium %
-
-
0
0.21
0.04
7
-
-
0
0.46
0.08
3
Potassium %
-
-
0
1.59
0.50
7
-
-
0
1.66
-
1
Sodium mg/kg
-
-
0
510
722
6
-
-
0
393
-
1
Molybdenum mg/kg
-
-
0
0.3
0.1
4
-
-
0
2.8
-
1
Cobalt mg/kg
-
-
0
0.0
0.1
3
-
-
0
0.8
-
1
 
 
 
 
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