Table 1.
Red clover and grass silage diet chemical composition and ingredients.
| Diet | Red clover silage | Grass silage |
|---|---|---|
| DM (g/kg) | 196 | 187 |
| NDF (g/kg DM) | 464 | 568 |
| CP (g/kg DM) | 158 | 138 |
| Ash (g/kg DM) | 110 | 74 |
| pH | 4.65 | 4.25 |
| Acetic (g/kg DM) | 30.5 | 51.3 |
| Propionic (g/kg DM) | 0.7 | 7 |
| Butyric (g/kg DM) | 3.1 | 4.4 |
| Lactic (g/kg DM) | 78 | 76 |
| NH3-N (g/kg DM) | 86 | 68 |
| DM1 Uronics (g/kg) | 199 | 207 |
| GalU2 (g/kg DM) | 63 | 21 |
| Pectin3 (g/kg DM) | 75 | 25 |
1DM content for samples selected for uronic acid analysis, 2Galacturonic acid, 3Pectin content determined following relationship denoted in Udén, (2018)11: Pectin = galacturonic acid/0.83.