Table 1.

The characteristics of fresh alfalfa and red clover

Items	Alfalfa	Red clover	SEM	p-value
Chemical composition
DM (% FM)	26.8	27.1	1.39	0.055
Crude protein (g/kg DM)	277	271	6.47	0.379
TN (g/kg DM)	44.3	43.3	1.03	0.379
Buffer capacity (mEq kg/DM)	442	385	7.51	0.105

DM, dry matter; FM, fresh matter; TN, total nitrogen; SEM, standard error of means (n = 4).