Dry Matter, Energy, Crude Protein, Fiber, and Non-Fiber Carbohydrate Concentrations of Some Feedstuffs Commonly Fed to Dairy Cattle a
Dry Matter, Energy, Crude Protein, Fiber, and Non-Fiber Carbohydrate Concentrations of Some Feedstuffs Commonly Fed to Dairy Cattle a
Dry Matter (%)
Metabolizable Energy (Mcal/kg)
Net Energy for Lactation (Mcal/kg)
Net Energy for Maintenance (Mcal/kg)
Net Energy for Gain (Mcal/kg)
Neutral Detergent Fiber (%)
Non-fiber Carbohydrate (%)
Crude Protein (%)
Ground shell corn
88
3.12
2.01
2.16
1.48
9.5
75.47
9.4
Corn silage
35
2.33
1.45
1.57
0.97
45
40
8.8
Pasture
20
2.46
1.54
1.67
1.06
45.8
19.6
26
Hay (cool-season grasses)
84
2.02
1.23
1.33
0.75
58
21.6
13
Hay crop silage (cool-season grasses)
42
1.92
1.16
1.25
0.68
58
18.2
17
Grass-legume mix hay
85
2.07
1.25
1.35
0.77
50.8
23.8
18.4
Grass-legume mix hay crop silage
44
1.96
1.23
1.32
0.74
50.4
21.5
19
Legume hay
84
2.09
1.28
1.38
0.8
43
27.3
20.8
Legume hay crop silage
43
2.01
1.22
1.32
0.74
43
25.1
22
Oats (rolled)
90
2.78
1.77
1.9
1.26
30
50.2
13.2
Sorghum silage
29
1.85
1.11
1.18
0.62
61
21.9
9.1
Soybean meal (solvent extracted, 44% CP)
89
3.31
2.13
2.29
1.59
15
27.6
49.9
Cotton seeds
90
2.91
1.94
1.96
1.31
50.3
5.1
23.5
Dried distillers grains with solubles
90
3.03
1.97
2.07
1.41
39
24.4
30
Corn and cob meal
89.2
2.91
1.86
2
1.35
21.5
65.2
8.6
a Reprinted with permission from the National Academies Press, copyright 2001, National Academy of Sciences. Energy values are estimated based on a consumption rate 3 times the rate of consumption at maintenance. These are representative values intended primarily for relative comparison among feeds. Analyzed values of actual feed samples will vary substantially, especially among forages.
