Table 2.

Analysis of the 2 forage components of a diet fed to 16 ponies

	LOR	Lucerne hay	Pasture (phase 1)	Pasture (phase 2)
Dry matter (%)	0.5	91.2	92.2	93.8
Neutral detergent fiber (%)	10	44	66	67
Acid detergent fiber (%)	4	30	36	38
Crude protein (%)	2.0	19.3	13.5	11.6
Inorganic ash (%)	3	9	9	9
Digestible organic matter in the dry matter (%)	38	61	56	58
Metabolizable energy (MJ/kg DM)	4.3	9.3	8.4	8.8
Nonstructural carbohydrate (%)		7.3	6	10.9

Abbreviations: LOR, limit of reporting; MJ, megajoule; ppm, parts per million.