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Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives
Typical Forage Nutrient Analyses
| Forage Type | Moisture | Crude Protein (CP) |
Acid Detergent Fibre (ADF) |
Neutral Detergent Fibre (NDF) |
Relative Feed Value (RFV) |
| % | % dry matter (DM) basis | ||||
| Legume hay | 21.2 | 20.6 | 32.9 | 41.4 | 144 |
| Legume silage | 53.8 | 20.8 | 34.3 | 43.4 | 135 |
| Mixed hay | 20.0 | 18.1 | 35.0 | 49.2 | 119 |
| Mixed silage | 51.2 | 17.4 | 35.0 | 48.7 | 120 |
| Grass hay | 28.9 | 12.1 | 38.4 | 61.6 | 90.4 |
| Grass silage | 51.1 | 12.9 | 38.3 | 59.8 | 93.0 |
| Corn silage | 63.7 | 8.4 | 26.6 | 47.6 | 133 |
| Cereal silage | 58.0 | 13.4 | 36.5 | 56.1 | 100 |
| Greenfeed | 18.8 | 11.8 | 36.3 | 59.0 | 97.1 |
| Straws | 17.0 | 5.7 | 52.4 | 74.8 | 60.3 |
