Table 2.
Summary of key nutritional parameters of ensiled products, as compared to those of corn silage, legume silage, and grass silage.
| Parameter | FFVa | FFV + CCa | FFV + SMSa | Trial 2 mixture | FFV + CSa | FFV + CS + WBGa | Corn silageb | Alfalfa hayb | Grass hayb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPc (% DM) | 10.5 | 7.4 | 13.8 | 18.1 | 7.6 | 16.0 | 8.0 | 19.7 | 13.6 |
| SPd (% CP) | 65.3 | 50.4 | 30.2 | 27.2 | 41.2 | 32.6 | 61.7 | 40.1 | 29.5 |
| ADF (% DM) | 13.6 | 36.5 | 20.4 | 39.2 | 40.4 | 37.7 | 26.1 | 32.8 | 34.9 |
| NDF (% DM) | 15.9 | 57.2 | 32.4 | 48.0 | 57.8 | 55.4 | 39.7 | 41.6 | 54.4 |
| Lignin (% DM) | 2.3 | 4.8 | 18.7 | 10.1 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 2.8 | 7.6 | 5.2 |
| Sugar (% DM) | 38.6 | − e | − e | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 9.7 | 8.2 |
| Starch (% DM) | − e | − e | − e | 5.1 | 6.9 | 8.4 | 35.5 | 1.6 | 2.6 |
| TDN | − e | − e | − e | 53.0 | 54.9 | 59.0 | 70 | 52 | 52 |
| Crude fat (% DM) | 8.8 | − e | − e | − e | 1.6 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| Ash (% DM) | 8.0 | 3.8 | 21.5 | 3.9 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 4.3 | 10.0 | 6.0 |
aAbbreviations: same as Table 1 footnotes. bValues for the conventional dairy feed silages are from the feed dictionary of UPenn Dairy Ration Analyzer. cCrude protein. dSoluble protein as fraction of crude protein. eData not available.