British Association of
Green Crop Driers
Green Crop Driers
Typical Analyses
| "NGCD" Category | Dried Grass | Dried Lucerne | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >70 | All Samples | <70 | All Samples | ||
| Dry Matter | % | 92.7 | 93.4 | 94.2 | 92.0 |
| ME | MJ/kg DM(Calc) | 11.1 | 10.2 | 9.1 | 9.1 |
| FME | MJ/kg DM(Calc) | 9.5 | 8.6 | 7.6 | 8.2 |
| Protein | % DM | 20.6 | 19.7 | 18.7 | 19.5 |
| ERDP | g/kg DM(Calc) (r=0.08) | 92.7 | 88.6 | 84.1 | 102.7 |
| DUP | g/kg DM(Calc) (r=0.08) | 76.6 | 72.6 | 68.2 | 54.3 |
| ADIN | g/kg DM | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.0 |
| Ash | % DM | 8.9 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 9.4 |
| Oil (AH) | % DM | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.2 |
| NDF | % DM | 50.6 | 54.8 | 59.6 | 47.8 |
| ADF | % DM | 25.8 | 27.9 | 30.3 | 36.2 |
| NGCD | % DM | 75.9 | 69.8 | 62.7 | 64.0 |
| Sugar | % DM | 16.1 | 13.2 | 9.7 | 5.2 |
| Suggested values for MP and PDI systems | |||||
| A | 0.300 | 0.500 | |||
| B | 0.600 | 0.380 | |||
| C | 0.043 | 0.040 | |||
| Degradability | 0.600 | 0.600 | |||
| Dsi | 0.600 | 0.600 | |||
| LysDI | % PDIE | 7.010 | 6.700 | ||
| MetDI | % PDIE | 1.890 | 1.630 | ||
| Mineral, trace element and vitamin values | |||||
| Calcium | % DM | 0.70 | 1.37 | ||
| Phosphorus | % DM | 0.30 | 0.29 | ||
| Magnesium | % DM | 0.18 | 0.21 | ||
| Potassium | % DM | 1.58 | 1.90 | ||
| Sodium | % DM | 0.28 | 0.14 | ||
| Sulphur | % DM | 0.39 | 0.35 | ||
| Cobalt | mg/kg DM | 0.34 | 0.28 | ||
| Copper | mg/kg DM | 7.90 | 6.90 | ||
| Iodine | mg/kg DM | 0.45 | 0.49 | ||
| Iron | mg/kg DM | 584.00 | 145.00 | ||
| Manganese | mg/kg DM | 104.00 | 25.40 | ||
| Molybdenum | mg/kg DM | 1.05 | 1.00 | ||
| Zinc | mg/kg DM | 38.40 | 22.40 | ||
| Selenium | mg/kg DM | 0.28 | 0.14 | ||
| Vitamin E | iu/kg DM | 32.30 | 34.00 | ||
| Beta-carotene | mg/kg DM | 57.20 | 31.20 | ||