Table 4.

Nutritional characteristics (% of dry matter unless stated) of hydronic barley forage used in the feeding trial.

Item	Hydronic barley forage
Chemical composition
DM (% of fresh matter)	15.40
Ash	6.49
CP	14.02
NDF	30.97
ADF	17.21
ADL	1.17
Ether extract	3.50
NFCa	45.0
Starch	7.14
Total sugar	25.97
NELb (MJ/kg DM)	6.00
Protein fractions (% CP)c
PA	60.61
PB1	5.63
PB2	22.85
PB3	7.13
PC	3.78

^aNon-Fibre Carbohydrate calculated as 100 − (%NDF + %CP + %EE + %Ash).

^bNet Energy of Lactation, calculated according to INRA equation (39).

^cAccording to the Cornell Net Carbohydrate and Protein System (CNCPS) system version 6.5 (45).