Table 3.

Nutrient analysis of perennial and annual forages

	% CP	% NDF	% ADF	% FAT1	% IVDMD	% IVOMD2	% CAL3	% PHOS4	% TDN5
Crested wheatgrass	11.0	64.0	34.5	4.78	67.9	67.7	0.39	0.24	58.8
Field pea–barley	13.3	48.4	27.5	4.42	71.2	70.8	0.47	0.32	61.9
Corn	9.51	55.4	29.1	4.73	67.6	66.4	0.17	0.21	67.4
Native range	6.83	76.2	43.7	4.10	43.2	41.3	0.63	0.23	50.1

¹Fat.

²In vitro OM disappearance.

³Calcium.

⁴Phosphorus.

⁵TDN = (81.38 + (CP% * 0.36) − (ADF% * 0.77).