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. 2012 Apr;25(4):479–485. doi: 10.5713/ajas.2011.11435

Table 1.

Chemical composition of hulless-barley straw, tall fescue and wet hulless-barley distillers’ grains before being ensiled

Ensilage materials Dry matter (g/kg FW) Crude protein (g/kg DM) WSC (g/kg DM) NDF (g/kg DM) ADF (g/kg DM)
Hulless-barley straw 353.38 134.10 102.68 513.02 270.55
Tall fescue 337.83 57.19 263.32 477.61 264.21
Wet hulless-barley distillers’ grains 155.86 259.47 92.21 438.21 107.94

FW = Fresh weight, WSC = Water soluble carbohydrate, NDF = Neutral detergent fiber, ADF = Acid detergent fiber.