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Arkansas Animal Science Department Report 2001
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Table 1. Nutritive characteristics of bermudagrass hay baled
at three concentrations of moisture and sampled
on six dates during storage in small stacks.
Bale
moisture Day NDF d ADF Lignin N NDIN ADIN NDSN
% DM
HM e 0 67.8 d 32.7 e 4.82 c 1.93 c 0.99 d 0.123 c 0.94 a
4 72.1 c 35.2 d 5.73 b 2.06 b 1.15 c 0.169 c 0.91 a
8 74.8 b 37.1 c 6.25 ab 2.00 bc 1.22 bc 0.258 b 0.78 b
12 76.6 ab 39.2 ab 6.45 ab 2.04 bc 1.31 b 0.321 ab 0.73 b
24 77.7 a 40.1 a 6.96 a 1.98 bc 1.31 b 0.352 a 0.68 b
65 78.3 a 38.0 bc 6.30 ab 2.25 a 1.56 a 0.271 ab 0.70 b
MM 0 68.9 c 32.9 d 4.63 c 1.88 b 0.97 d 0.104 c 0.91 a
4 70.7 c 34.0 d 4.85 bc 1.97 ab 1.09 cd 0.116 bc 0.89 a
8 75.0 b 36.7 bc 5.92 a 1.99 ab 1.27 ab 0.192 ab 0.72 b
12 74.7 b 36.0 c 5.49 ab 1.91 b 1.18 bc 0.152 abc 0.73 b
24 74.6 b 39.2 a 5.70 a 2.04 a 1.31 a 0.170 abc 0.73 b
65 77.1 a 37.9 ab 6.05 a 2.06 a 1.35 a 0.211 a 0.71 b
LM 0 66.7 e 32.9 c 4.67 c 1.95 0.96 d 0.117 0.99 a
4 69.3 d 34.0 bc 5.15 bc 1.95 1.02 cd 0.133 0.94 ab
8 71.5 c 35.2 ab 5.29 bc 1.95 1.08 bc 0.156 0.87 bc
12 72.8 bc 36.0 a 5.94 ab 1.97 1.18 ab 0.169 0.79 cd
24 73.4 ab 36.3 a 6.55 a 1.94 1.19 a 0.186 0.75 d
65 74.7 a 36.4 a 5.86 a 2.00 1.19 a 0.156 0.80 cd
SEM 0.6 0.6 0.28 0.04 0.04 0.029 0.04
a,b,c Means within a column within the same moisture level without a common superscript differ (P < 0.05).
d Abbreviations: NDF, neutral detergent fiber; ADF, acid detergent fiber; ADIN, acid detergent insoluble nitrogen; NDIN,
neutral detergent insoluble nitrogen; NDSN neutral detergent soluble nitrogen.
e Abbreviations: HM, high moisture (30.2%); MM, medium moisture (26.5%); LM, low moisture (21.9%).
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