Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
DRY
MATTER
(DM)
TEIN %, DM
BASIS
CRUDE
FIBER %,
DM BASIS
%, DM
BASIS
%, DM BASIS
TOTAL
DIGESTIBLE
NUTRIENTS
%, DM BASIS
ENERGY,
MCAL/LB.
GRAINS AND OTHER
FEEDS
Barley
Grain
88
13.5
6
0.05
0.38
80-84
1.34-1.75
Beet pulp
Dried with
molasses
92
9.0
13
0.56
0.08
68-70
2.99-3.07
Brewer's grain
Dehydrated
92
30.0
14
0.33
0.55
64-68
1.14-1.60
Corn
Shell (grain)
86
9.0
2
0.03
0.27
78-79
3.45-3.48
Corn ears
Ground
87
9.0
9
0.07
0.28
74-83
1.36-1.70
Corn
Distiller's grains
94
23.0
12
0.11
0.43
70-86
1.25-1.75
Corn
Silage
33
8.1
24
0.24
0.22
66-71
1.32-1.42
Cotton
Seed hulls
91
4.1
48
0.15
0.09
33-42
0.65-0.97
Cotton
Seed meal
93
44.3
13
0.21
1.16
75-78
0.97-1.72
Cotton
Seeds
92
24.0
21
0.16
0.75
90-96
1.05-1.57
Oats
Grain
89
13.0
12
0.07
0.38
76-77
1.29-1.54
Rye
Grain
88
11.3
2
0.07
0.34
71-78
3.15-3.43
Soybean
Meal
89
50.0
7
0.33
0.71
82-86
1.22-1.71
Soybean
Seeds
92
43.0
6
0.27
0.65
56-64
1.67-1.88
Sunfl ower
Seeds, no hulls
93
47.0
11
0.53
0.50
61-68
2.67-3.01
Turnip
Roots, fresh
10
1.0
1
0.03
-
7-8
0.32-0.37
Wheat
Middlings
87
16.0
3
0.08
0.50
73-78
3.21-3.45
Note:
The ranges for total digestible nutrients and digestible energy that are available in a feedstuff vary by species.
As a rule of thumb, monogastric animals are at the low end of these ranges and ruminants are at the highest end.
