Table 3.

Botanical composition (% of total DM) of the grass, forb, and legume-based pastures in period 1 (April 29 to May 19) and period 2 (May 19 to June 6)

	Grass		Forb		Legume
Component	Period 1	Period 2	Period 1	Period 2	Period 1	Period 2
Sown grasses	81	69	—	—	—	—
Annual ryegrass (volunteer)	12	11	22	26	15	27
White clover	7	20	9	15	—	—
Chicory	—	—	44	33	—	—
Plantain	—	—	23	23	—	—
Red clover	—	—	—	—	56	40
Bird’s-foot trefoil	—	—	—	—	14	13
Berseem clover	—	—	—	—	4	10
Balansa clover	—	—	—	—	8	9
Dead material	0	0	0	3	0	1
Weeds	0	0	2	0	3	0