Table 2.

Nutritional value of feed.

Type of Feed	Dry Matter (g/kg)	Digestible Nitrogen (g/kg)	Net energy for Lactation (Mj/kg)	Fiber Matter (g/kg)
Maize for grain	0.880	0.073	8.40	0.022
Barley for grain	0.860	0.077	7.60	0.044
Cotton seed	0.922	0.195	7.99	0.211
Alfalfa hay	0.850	0.105	4.10	0.280
Maize silage	0.300	0.018	2.15	0.053
Herbaceous material (pastures)	0.202	0.019	1.13	0.038
Shrubs	0.472	0.021	1.64	0.280
Oat for grazing (grassland)	0.275	0.015	1.45	0.090