Table 1.
Chemical composition of limpograss silage and cube.
| Item | Limpograss Silage | Cube |
|---|---|---|
| DM g·kg−1 DM | 416 | 900 |
| OM g·kg−1 DM | 930 | 910 |
| CP g·kg−1 DM | 73 | 320 |
| NDF g·kg−1 DM | 674 | 301 |
| TDN g·kg−1 DM | 578 * | 680 |
| Calcium % | - | 0.51 |
| Phosphorus % | - | 1.03 |
| Magnesium % | - | 0.43 |
| Potassium % | - | 1.16 |
| Sodium % | - | 0.120 |
| Sulfur % | - | 0.39 |
| Lactic Acid, % DM 1 | 4.35 | - |
| Acetic Acid, % DM 1 | 0.53 | - |
| Lactic/Acetic Ratio 1 | 8.15 | - |
| Propionic Acid, % DM 1 | 0.00 | - |
| Butyric Acid, % DM 1 | 0.00 | - |
| Isobutyric Acid, % DM 1 | 0.00 | - |
| Total Acids, % DM 1 | 4.89 | - |
| pH 1 | 3.80 | - |
| NH3, CP Equivalent %, DM 1 | 0.26 | - |
| NH3-N, % of Total N 1 | 3.61 | - |
| VFA Score 1 | 8.32 | - |
| PSPS Particle Size, % 2 | ||
| >19.0 mm | 7.3 | - |
| >8.0 mm | 46.3 | - |
| <8.0 mm | 37.2 | - |
| <4.0 mm | 9.1 | - |
1 Dairy One Forage Laboratory. DM, dry matter; OM, organic matter; CP, crude protein; NDF, neutral detergent fiber, TDN, total digestible nutrients. 2 Penn State Separator. * Limpograss Silage TDN g kg−1 DM was obtained using the equation for forage (TDN = 0.889 − 0.00779 × ADF) as described by [22]. For silage, (n = 9) per bag. For cubes, (n = 3) per bag.