NUTRIENT CONTENT OF SOME COMMON HAYS
| Nutrient |
%Dry Matter |
DE Mcal/kg |
%Crude Protein |
% Calcium |
%Phos- phorus |
%Magne- sium |
| Alfalfa |
91.0 |
2.07 |
17.0 |
1.24 |
0.24 |
0.32 |
| Bahiagrass |
90.0 |
1.75 |
8.5 |
0.45 |
0.20 |
0.17 |
| Bluegrass |
92.1 |
1.58 |
8.2 |
0.241 |
0.25 |
|
| Clover,Ladino |
89.1 |
1.90 |
20.0 |
1.35 |
0.30 |
0.42 |
| Orchard grass |
89.1 |
1.94 |
7.6 |
0.24 |
0.30 |
0.10 |
| Timothy |
88.9 |
1.77 |
8.6 |
0.43 |
0.20 |
0.12 |
NUTRIENT CONTENT OF SOME ALTERNATIVE ROUGHAGES
| Nutrient |
%Dry Matter |
DE Mcal/kg |
%Crude Protein |
% Calcium |
%Phos- phorus |
%Magne- sium |
| Peanut hay |
90.7 |
1.74 |
9.9 |
1.12 |
0.14 |
0.44 |
| Barley straw |
91.2 |
1.47 |
4.0 |
0.30 |
0.07 |
0.21 |
| Sugar beet pulp |
91.0 |
2.33 |
8.9 |
1.71 |
0.22 |
0.16 |
| Corn plant with ears |
81.0 |
1.67 |
7.2 |
0.41 |
0.20 |
0.23 |
| Corn plant - no ears or
husks |
87.7 |
1.42 |
4.1 |
0.46 |
0.09 |
0.27 |
| Cobs,ground |
90.1 |
1.22 |
2.5 |
0.12 |
0.04 |
0.06 |
| Cotton hulls |
90.4 |
1.71 |
3.8 |
0.13 |
0.08 |
0.13 |
| Oat straw |
92.2 |
1.49 |
4.3 |
0.23 |
0.06 |
0.17 |
| Peanut hulls |
90.7 |
0.88 |
7.3 |
0.23 |
0.06 |
0.065 |
| Rice bran |
90.5 |
2.62 |
13.0 |
0.09 |
1.57 |
0.88 |
| Wheat bran |
89.0 |
2.94 |
15.4 |
0.13 |
1.13 |
0.56 |
From 'Nutrient Requirements of Horses ' Fifth Edition,
NRC 1989 |
