Nutrient

Preserved pasture species (silage and hay)

Silage

Hay

Maize + molasses

Maize + BSG

Napier + molasses

Napier alone

Maize alone

Star grass alone

Mixed natural pastures

Energy (MJ/kg)

8.70

9.70

10.2

9.80

9.60

8.30

10.6

Protein (%)

10.2

15.6

14.8

13.7

9.38

21.4

16.2

Fibre (%)

28.2

23.3

23.0

28.1

19.8

20.6

20.5

Oil (%)

3.20

4.23

5.23

5.76

3.30

3.29

5.50

Ash (%)

6.11

5.79

11.6

12.3

6.04

8.53

6.83

Starch (%)

<0.10

<0.10

<0.10

<0.10

15.6

<0.10

5.44

Acid Detergent Fibre (ADF) (%)

35.0

28.9

35.2

40.9

25.1

32.1

26.6

Neutral Detergent Fibre (NDF) (%)

63.8

56.1

47.2

56.2

48.8

49.3

50.4

Sugar (%)

<0.50

0.70

3.50

1.91

<0.50

3.44

1.07

Digestibility (NCGD) (%)

55.7

60.4

62.0

58.1

61.5

52.6

64.4

Dry Matter

19.1

23.0

25.8

13.4

31.6

13.9

27.5