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Pasture Alfalfa – 17% CP 43% NDF
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ProteinAlfalfa is a legume pasture that is generally higher in protein and energy than grass pasture. Alfalfa pasture may be a suitable option for performance and growing horses with higher protein and calorie requirements.
Mad Barn's Feed Bank provides nutritional profiles on +3,000 forages, feeds and supplements used in the equine diet. With our free diet formulation tool, this data can be used by horse owners and nutritionists to design balanced feeding programs for horses in their care.
| NUTRITIONAL ANALYSIS: (Per grams feeding rate) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nutrients | Concentration | Units | Per 2000 g | |
| Digestible Energy | 2.48 | Mcal / kg (DM) | 1.24 | Mcal |
| Crude Protein | 17 | % DM | 85 | g |
| Lysine | 1.02 | % DM | 5.12 | g |
| Calcium | 1.38 | % DM | 6.9 | g |
| Phosphorus | 0.33 | % DM | 1.65 | g |
| Magnesium | 0.27 | % DM | 1.35 | g |
| Potassium | 2.85 | % DM | 14.25 | g |
| Sulfur | 0.31 | % DM | 1.55 | g |
| Sodium | 0.16 | % DM | 0.8 | g |
| Chlorine | 0.6 | % DM | 3 | g |
| Iron | 280 | ppm | 140 | mg |
| Zinc | 33 | ppm | 16.5 | mg |
| Copper | 11 | ppm | 5.5 | mg |
| Manganese | 50 | ppm | 25 | mg |
| Selenium | 0.2 | ppm | 0.1 | mg |
| Cobalt | 0.44 | ppm | 0.22 | mg |
| Iodine | 0.16 | ppm | 0.08 | mg |
| Vitamin A | 0 | KIU / kg (DM) | 0 | KIU |
| Vitamin D | 0 | KIU / kg (DM) | 0 | KIU |
| Vitamin E | 0 | IU / kg (DM) | 0 | IU |
| Thiamine | 0 | ppm | 0 | mg |
| Riboflavin | 0 | ppm | 0 | mg |
| Nutrients | Concentration | Units | Per 2000 g | |
| Protein | ||||
| Crude Protein (CP) | 17 | % DM | 85 | g |
| Soluble Protein (SP) | 30 | % CP | 25.5 | g |
| Non-Protein Nitrogen (NPN) | 40 | % SP | 10.2 | g |
| Acid Detergent Insoluble Protein (ADIP) | 8 | % CP | 6.8 | g |
| Neutral Detergent Insoluble Protein (NDIP) | 24 | % CP | 20.4 | g |
| Lysine | 6.02 | % CP | 5.12 | g |
| Methionine | 0.73 | % CP | 0.62 | g |
| Arginine | 6.39 | % CP | 5.43 | g |
| Threonine | 5 | % CP | 4.25 | g |
| Leucine | 9.26 | % CP | 7.87 | g |
| Isoleucine | 6.01 | % CP | 5.11 | g |
| Valine | 7.14 | % CP | 6.07 | g |
| Histidine | 2.62 | % CP | 2.23 | g |
| Phenylalanine | 6.32 | % CP | 5.37 | g |
| Tryptophan | 1.84 | % CP | 1.56 | g |
| Nutrients | Concentration | Units | Per 2000 g | |
| Carbohydrates | ||||
| Acid Detergent Fiber (ADF) | 32 | % DM | 160 | g |
| Neutral Detergent Fiber (NDF) | 38.92 | % DM | 194.6 | g |
| Lignin | 7.78 | % DM | 38.92 | g |
| Non-Fiber Carbohydrate (NFC) | 31.58 | % DM | 157.9 | g |
| Non-Structural Carbohydrate (NSC) | 11.68 | % DM | 58.42 | g |
| Sugar | 10.11 | % DM | 50.53 | g |
| Starch | 1.58 | % DM | 7.9 | g |
| Soluble Fiber | 19.9 | % DM | 99.48 | g |
| Nutrients | Concentration | Units | Per 2000 g | |
| Minerals & Vitamins | ||||
| Ash | 10 | % DM | 50 | g |
| Calcium | 1.38 | % DM | 6.9 | g |
| Phosphorus | 0.33 | % DM | 1.65 | g |
| Magnesium | 0.27 | % DM | 1.35 | g |
| Potassium | 2.85 | % DM | 14.25 | g |
| Sulfur | 0.31 | % DM | 1.55 | g |
| Sodium | 0.16 | % DM | 0.8 | g |
| Chlorine | 0.6 | % DM | 3 | g |
| Iron | 280 | ppm | 140 | mg |
| Zinc | 33 | ppm | 16.5 | mg |
| Copper | 11 | ppm | 5.5 | mg |
| Manganese | 50 | ppm | 25 | mg |
| Selenium | 0.2 | ppm | 0.1 | mg |
| Cobalt | 0.44 | ppm | 0.22 | mg |
| Iodine | 0.16 | ppm | 0.08 | mg |
| Vitamin A | 0 | KIU / kg (DM) | 0 | KIU |
| Vitamin D | 0 | KIU / kg (DM) | 0 | KIU |
| Vitamin E | 0 | IU / kg (DM) | 0 | IU |
| Thiamine | 0 | ppm | 0 | mg |
| Riboflavin | 0 | ppm | 0 | mg |
| Chromium | 0 | ppm | 0 | mg |
| Biotin | 0 | ppm | 0 | mg |
| Folate | 0 | ppm | 0 | mg |
| Niacin | 0 | ppm | 0 | mg |
| Pantothenic Acid | 0 | ppm | 0 | mg |
| Pyridoxine | 0 | ppm | 0 | mg |
| Vitamin B12 | 0 | ppm | 0 | μg |
| Choline | 0 | ppm | 0 | mg |
| Menadione (Vitamin K3) | 0 | ppm | 0 | mg |
| Ascorbate (Vitamin C) | 0 | ppm | 0 | mg |
| Nutrients | Concentration | Units | Per 2000 g | |
| Fat/Fatty Acids | ||||
| EE (Ether Extract) | 2.5 | % DM | 12.5 | g |
| TFAee (Total Fatty Acids) | 65.13 | % EE | 8.14 | g |
| Glycerol | 0.18 | % DM | 0.9 | g |
| Pigment | 0.69 | % DM | 3.46 | g |
| Lauric acid/C12:0 | 1.05 | % TFAee | 0.09 | g |
| Myristic acid/C14:0 | 0.47 | % TFAee | 0.04 | g |
| Palmitic acid/C16:0 | 19.38 | % TFAee | 1.58 | g |
| Palmitoleic acid/C16:1 | 0 | % TFAee | 0 | g |
| Stearic acid/C18:0 | 2.95 | % TFAee | 0.24 | g |
| Elaidic acid/C18:1T | 0 | % TFAee | 0 | g |
| Oleic acid/C18:1C | 2.31 | % TFAee | 0.19 | g |
| Linoleic acid/C18:2 | 19.02 | % TFAee | 1.55 | g |
| Alpha-Linolenic acid/C18:3 | 49.68 | % TFAee | 4.04 | g |
| Docosahexaenoic acid/C22:6 | 0 | % TFAee | 0 | g |
| Other | 5.14 | % TFAee | 0.42 | g |
| Nutrients | Concentration | Units | Per 2000 g | |
| Additive | ||||
| Bacterial/Yeast | 0 | cfu x 10^9 / g (DM) | 0 | cfu x 10^9 |
| Total Enzyme Activity | 0 | U / kg (DM) | 0 | U |
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