Table 1.
Composition of dietary ingredients (g/kg dry matter, DM, unless otherwise stated).
| Parameter | Pasture | Cold-Pressed Canola | Corn | Red Grape Marc | White Grape Marc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM (g/kg) | 137 | 902 | 861 | 436 | 415 |
| Crude protein | 218 | 366 | 84 | 132 | 122 |
| Soluble protein (% of crude protein) |
43 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| Acid detergent fibre | 338 | 255 | 51 | 581 | 431 |
| Neutral detergent fibre | 523 | 335 | 108 | 615 | 499 |
| Lignin | 51 | 95 | 11 | 426 | 412 |
| Non-fibre carbohydrate | 139 | 194 | 784 | 107 | 249 |
| Starch | 17 | 11 | 737 | 11 | 28 |
| Simple sugars | 83 | 135 | 28 | 34 | 21 |
| Ash | 127 | 63 | 11 | 74 | 80 |
| Total digestible nutrients | 600 | 760 | 860 | 440 | 490 |
| PFOM 1 | 788 | 746 | 955 | 377 | 417 |
| GE (MJ/kg DM) | 18.6 | 20.1 | 18.5 | 20.6 | 19.9 |
| ME (MJ/kg DM) | 9.9 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 6.7 | 7.5 |
| Sodium | 2.6 | 0.42 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.1 |
| Potassium | 34.1 | 11.6 | 2.6 | 19.5 | 18.2 |
| Calcium | 5.6 | 5.9 | 0.1 | 7.7 | 5.6 |
| Magnesium | 2.1 | 5.1 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Phosphorus | 3.9 | 9.2 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
| Chloride | 9.3 | 0.80 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| Sulphur | 3.4 | 6.1 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| Crude fat | 52 | 107 | 26 | 136 | 102 |
| Fatty acids as % of total fatty acids | |||||
| C16:0 | 12.1 | 5.8 | 13.3 | 9.1 | 9.3 |
| C16:1 | 2.1 | 0.5 | ND | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| C18:0 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| C18:1 cis-9 | 1.6 | 58.2 | 30.8 | 15.1 | 15.3 |
| C18:1 cis-11 | ND | 6.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| C18:2 n6 | 11.2 | 20.0 | 51.6 | 68.9 | 68.1 |
| C18:3 n3 | 70.9 | 6.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| Other | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
1 PFOM = potentially fermentable organic matter; GE = gross energy; ME = metabolizable energy.