Table 1.

Common forage nutrient composition in the summer and winter (% of dry matter).

Chemical composition	Season		SEM	p
	Summer	Winter
DM	38.36	38.61	0.8562	0.9214
OM	89.29	89.09	0.3346	0.7672
CP	12.27	6.38	0.6672	<0.01
EE	1.85	1.20	0.0718	<0.01
NDF	48.97	53.62	0.9742	0.0131
ADF	27.63	32.04	0.7512	<0.01

DM, dry matter; OM, organic matter; CP, crude protein; EE, ether extract; NDF, neutral detergent fiber; ADF, acid detergent fiber; SEM, standard error of the mean.