Average Analysis of Fresh Plants: Beans, Birdsfoot Trefoil, Blue Grass, Brome

 
 
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 1984-1994 Except for moisture, all values are on a dry matter basis
Beans
Birdsfoot Trefoil
Blue Grass
Brome
Mean
S.D.
N
Mean
S.D.
N
Mean
S.D.
N
Mean
S.D.
N
Moisture %
67.1
3.7
2
18.3
-
1
11.6
7.4
6
45.5
27.2
59
Protein %
22.1
3.3
2
14.6
-
1
10.5
9.3
6
13.4
4.7
57
Calcium %
-
-
0
1.71
-
1
0.51
0.21
5
0.74
0.38
57
Phosphorus %
0.34
0.06
2
0.22
-
1
0.21
0.13
6
0.22
0.06
57
Acid Det. Fibre %
23.2
5.6
2
28.0
-
1
32.5
17.2
6
31.8
7.9
58
Selenium mg/kg
-
-
0
0.14
-
1
0.12
-
1
0.15
0.34
32
Sulphur %
-
-
0
0.27
-
1
0.11
-
1
0.20
0.05
19
Neutral Det. Fibre %
-
-
0
-
-
0
68.3
-
1
61.4
3.0
2
Lignin %
-
-
0
-
-
0
5.2
-
1
3.9
2.3
2
Iron mg/kg
655
231
2
178
-
1
255
-
1
425
699
21
Copper mg/kg
4.6
0.9
2
5.5
-
1
14.4
-
1
5.4
3.3
25
Manganese mg/kg
73
31
2
36
-
1
38
-
1
81
66
25
Zinc mg/kg
52
29
2
28
-
1
20
-
1
21
5
25
Magnesium %
0.53
0.04
2
0.35
-
1
0.11
-
1
0.15
0.05
25
Potassium %
1.22
0.13
2
2.00
-
1
1.15
-
1
1.84
0.55
25
Sodium mg/kg
0
0
2
51
-
1
200
-
1
75
110
25
Molybdenum mg/kg
1.2
0.7
2
-
-
0
7.4
-
1
3.7
4.0
10
Cobalt mg/kg
-
-
0
-
-
0
6.9
-
1
2.0
2.5
10
 
 
 
 
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