Average Analysis of Straw: Timothy, Wheat, Wheat Durum, Wheat Red Spring

 
 
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 Straws were 100% pure samples. Means, Standard Deviation and number of samples for Years 1984-1994 Except for moisture, all values are on a dry matter basis
.
Timothy
Wheat
Wheat Durum
Wheat Red Spring
Mean
S.D.
N
Mean
S.D.
N
Mean
S.D.
N
Mean
S.D.
N
Moisture %
9.4
3.6
16
9.9
2.8
120
10.8
1.1
4
11.3
2.9
14
Protein %
3.8
1.4
16
4.3
1.8
115
3.6
0.5
3
5.4
3.7
14
Calcium %
0.28
0.11
16
0.31
0.12
114
0.19
0.07
3
0.25
0.08
13
Phosphorus %
0.08
0.03
16
0.07
0.05
115
0.04
0.02
3
0.09
0.11
14
Acid Det. Fibre %
41.9
3.3
16
47.1
7.4
117
37.3
25.0
4
44.6
14.3
14
Selenium mg/kg
0.08
0.09
5
0.23
0.27
28
-
-
0
0.05
0.03
3
Sulphur %
0.05
0.01
2
0.14
0.05
17
-
-
0
0.16
-
1
Neutral Det. Fibre %
67.8
2.7
2
74.4
2.5
4
-
-
0
-
-
0
Iron mg/kg
64
29
2
139
103
19
-
-
0
121
-
1
Copper mg/kg
3.1
1.1
4
9.1
27.6
19
-
-
0
2.1
-
1
Manganese mg/kg
34
12
4
35
16
19
-
-
0
51
-
1
Zinc mg/kg
16
6
4
16
35
19
-
-
0
11
-
1
Magnesium %
0.11
0.08
3
0.12
0.05
19
-
-
0
0.13
-
1
Potassium %
0.88
0.21
3
1.39
0.50
19
-
-
0
1.16
-
1
Sodium mg/kg
4
8
3
546
1070
19
-
-
0
258
-
1
Molybdenum mg/kg
0.5
-
1
1.0
1.1
6
-
-
0
-
-
0
Cobalt mg/kg
-
-
0
0.8
1.2
6
-
-
0
-
-
0
 
 
 
 
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