Composition (dry matter, energy, protein, ash, major- and trace- elements) of common feedstuffs

Phil Rogers MRCVS <philrogers@eircom.net>
Grange Research Centre, Dunsany, Co. Meath, Ireland

Nov 16, 2000

Introduction |

Common DRY Feeds

Common WET Feeds

List of feeds

List of feeds

DM, energy, protein, ash and major elements

DM, energy, protein, ash and major elements

DM and trace elements

DM and trace elements

Introduction
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These tables summarise the mean composition of common feedstuffs. The data come from many sources (feed tables, R&H Hall (IAWS Group), miscellaneous sources etc). As there are wide differences between various sources, the values are averaged as a guide to the approximate composition of feeds.

The tables are divided into Dry Feeds (74-99% DM) and Wet Feeds (10-36% DM)

List of common DRY Feeds (DM 74.2-99.5%)
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Alfalfa cubes corn gluten 60 palm kernel meal ext.
Alfalfa hay corn gluten feed peas
apple pulp dried corn gluten meal rapeseed ext.
barley corn high moisture rice
barley brewer's grains dried cottonseed exp. rice bran ext.
barley distillers grains cottonseed ext. RSM canola
barley malt culms fat blend high LA RSM China 0
barley straw fat blend low LA RSM EC 00
beans fat protected Ca soap safflower meal ext.
beet pulp dried fat soyoil skim milk dried
beet pulp dried + mol fat tallow sorghum
beet pulp pellets fish meal soyabean meal 44%
bloodmeal grain screenings soyabean meal 48%
canola meal ext. grass hay excellent soyabean meal 50%
carrot meal grass meal soyax
cassava_see tapioca groundnut meal ext. sunflower meal ext.
citrus pulp dried guar meal tapioca
copra expeller meal linseed meal exp. tapioca_high starch
corn locust bean tapioca_low starch
corn distillers grains manioc_see tapioca urea 46% N
corn fatty byproduct molasses beet wheat
corn flaked molasses cane wheat bran
corn germ exp. oat straw wheat pollard
corn germ ext. oats wheat straw
corn germ meal palm kernel meal exp. whey dried

 

DM (%), energy (ME MJ/kg), crude protein (% DM), ash (% DM) and major elements (Ca, P, Mg, Na, S, in % DM) in common DRY Feeds
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Feed

DM

ME

CP

Ash

Ca

P

Mg

Na

S

alfalfa cubes

91.0

9.9

17.9

10.9

1.38

0.27

0.24

0.01

0.28

alfalfa hay

89.3

9.9

16.2

9.2

1.28

0.26

0.25

0.02

0.26

apple pulp dried

91.9

8.0

6.6

2.8

0.13

0.10

0.03

 

0.02

Barley

86.2

13.0

11.7

2.5

0.07

0.38

0.13

0.02

0.21

Barley brewer's grains dried

89.3

10.6

22.7

3.8

0.36

0.59

0.22

0.04

0.36

Barley distillers grains

90.3

12.2

26.6

3.9

0.15

0.53

0.14

0.08

0.43

Barley malt culms

89.9

11.0

25.4

7.6

0.31

0.74

0.17

0.06

0.40

Barley straw

81.2

5.5

3.9

6.7

0.38

0.09

0.10

0.24

0.16

Beans

85.0

14.5

32.4

3.9

0.13

0.64

0.13

0.07

 
beet pulp dried

89.5

12.5

10.3

6.1

0.77

0.09

0.17

0.27

0.16

beet pulp dried + mol

88.8

12.2

10.6

7.6

0.68

0.10

0.32

0.27

0.42

beet pulp pellets

89.8

12.1

10.5

5.6

0.96

0.07

0.23

0.22

 
Bloodmeal

90.9

13.2

90.4

3.6

0.20

0.28

   

0.42

Canola meal ext.

89.8

11.4

40.3

7.8

0.75

1.25

0.57

0.03

0.28

Carrot meal

89.0

12.8

8.3

9.0

0.43

0.35

     
Cassava_see tapioca                  
Citrus pulp dried

89.2

11.4

6.2

6.0

1.22

0.11

0.18

0.03

0.08

Copra expeller meal

89.0

13.9

22.6

5.3

0.11

0.64

0.37

0.09

 
Corn

87.0

13.7

10.0

1.7

0.04

0.29

0.14

0.03

0.12

corn distillers grains

88.8

13.0

27.2

4.8

0.24

0.79

0.34

0.16

0.44

corn fatty byproduct

87.0

12.6

18.5

4.1

0.07

0.86

0.34

0.01

 
corn flaked

87.0

15.0

10.4

1.6

0.02

0.30

0.14

0.04

0.12

corn germ exp.

86.6

 

18.1

5.1

0.10

0.60

     
corn germ ext.

88.1

 

25.6

           
corn germ meal

88.6

13.7

24.2

2.4

0.07

0.51

0.25

0.03

 
corn gluten 60

90.0

14.6

67.3

2.0

0.03

0.60

0.18

0.06

 
corn gluten feed

89.0

12.4

23.0

6.7

0.17

0.90

0.34

0.10

0.26

corn gluten meal

90.0

17.2

39.4

1.2

         
corn high moisture

77.0

 

10.0

2.0

0.02

0.30

0.14

0.04

0.12

Cottonseed exp.

91.9

11.3

40.1

6.4

0.20

0.82

0.38

0.03

0.29

Cottonseed ext.

90.5

11.4

44.8

7.2

0.24

0.88

0.44

0.03

0.27

fat blend high LA

99.5

30.5

0.0

0.0

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

 
fat blend low LA

99.5

30.5

0.0

0.0

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

 
fat protected Ca soap

99.0

30.3

0.0

12.6

9.09

0.00

0.00

0.00

 
fat soyoil

99.3

32.9

0.0

0.0

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

 
fat tallow

99.1

30.1

0.0

0.0

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

 
fish meal

91.0

14.0

72.3

18.0

4.51

2.93

1.30

2.55

0.68

grain screenings

89.3

9.3

12.8

11.4

0.68

0.32

0.11

0.01

 
grass hay excellent

84.0

9.6

11.7

8.8

0.60

0.24

0.30

0.28

0.25

grass meal

91.2

10.1

16.5

11.4

0.74

0.33

0.24

0.14

0.30

Groundnut meal ext.

90.9

12.3

53.7

6.1

0.24

0.61

0.32

0.05

0.31

guar meal

92.1

 

41.1

5.3

0.44

0.57

0.44

   
Linseed meal exp.

89.6

13.2

36.7

6.2

0.42

0.90

0.56

0.10

0.47

Locust bean

86.0

10.7

5.3

4.0

0.51

0.10

0.12

0.08

 
Manioc_see tapioca                  
Molasses beet

74.5

13.0

10.3

12.1

0.90

0.07

0.88

1.26

 
Molasses cane

74.2

11.7

4.4

10.7

1.15

0.09

0.48

0.18

0.46

oat straw

85.2

5.8

3.5

3.0

0.25

0.14

0.07

0.15

0.22

Oats

86.2

11.9

11.1

3.4

0.12

0.40

0.13

0.02

0.19

palm kernel meal exp.

89.7

12.7

20.2

4.2

0.33

0.65

0.33

   
palm kernel meal ext.

89.1

12.7

20.4

4.3

0.31

0.72

0.32

0.02

 
Peas

87.3

14.2

24.8

3.6

0.13

0.47

0.13

0.03

0.26

Rapeseed ext.

89.2

11.1

41.0

8.3

0.72

1.08

0.58

0.06

 
Rice

89.0

 

8.0

5.0

0.07

0.32

   

0.05

rice bran ext.

90.3

7.7

14.8

16.1

0.26

1.61

0.72

0.06

0.20

RSM canola

88.0

11.4

40.9

7.6

0.80

1.33

0.57

0.03

 
RSM China 0

88.5

11.2

38.8

8.0

0.79

1.32

0.56

0.03

 
RSM EC 00

90.3

10.5

41.4

11.2

0.78

1.30

0.55

0.03

 
Safflower meal ext.

92.3

 

20.8

5.6

0.38

0.62

0.24

 

0.28

skim milk dried

92.3

14.8

35.0

9.1

1.33

1.00

0.15

0.54

0.09

Sorghum

86.0

13.6

12.0

1.7

0.03

0.35

0.17

0.01

 
Soyabean meal 44%

88.8

12.8

49.7

6.9

0.40

0.69

0.31

0.08

0.45

Soyabean meal 48%

89.2

12.5

51.7

6.9

0.35

0.74

0.31

0.03

 
Soyabean meal 50%

88.7

13.0

54.6

6.7

0.39

0.72

0.32

0.05

0.43

Soyax

93.0

15.6

38.7

5.3

0.27

0.62

0.23

0.03

 
Sunflower meal ext.

90.1

10.1

39.5

7.2

0.42

1.10

0.60

0.03

0.33

Tapioca

88.1

12.8

3.4

3.6

0.21

0.10

0.10

0.15

 
Tapioca_high starch

88.9

12.6

2.5

4.5

0.22

0.11

0.10

0.01

 
Tapioca_low starch

88.9

12.1

3.0

5.8

0.22

0.11

0.10

0.01

 
urea 46% N

99.0

 

288.0

0.0

0.00

0.00

     
Wheat

86.5

13.5

12.8

1.9

0.05

0.42

0.15

0.02

0.18

Wheat bran

84.7

 

17.2

5.9

0.07

     

0.20

Wheat pollard

89.0

12.1

18.1

5.2

0.19

1.02

0.38

0.08

0.20

Wheat straw

82.6

4.7

2.9

7.6

0.21

0.08

0.10

0.20

0.16

Whey dried

93.9

13.6

12.6

9.7

0.89

0.74

0.13

0.65

1.10

Feed

DM

ME

CP

Ash

Ca

P

Mg

Na

S

 

DM (%) & trace elements (Cu, Co, Se, I, Mn, Zn, in mg/kg DM) in common DRY Feeds
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Feed

DM

Cu

Co

Se

I

Mn

Zn

alfalfa cubes

91.0

4.4

     

22.7

17.0

alfalfa hay

89.3

4.4

     

22.7

17.2

apple pulp dried

91.9

33.0

     

10.0

26.0

barley

86.2

6.7

0.03

   

30.7

29.5

barley brewer's grains dried

89.3

14.1

     

53.2

89.8

barley distillers grains

90.3

30.0

     

50.0

50.0

barley malt culms

89.9

           
barley straw

81.2

2.8

0.03

   

84.0

11.5

beans

85.0

           
beet pulp dried

89.5

25.0

1.30

   

51.0

23.0

beet pulp dried + mol

88.8

         

11.0

beet pulp pellets

89.8

           
bloodmeal

90.9

         

5.0

canola meal ext.

89.8

         

68.0

carrot meal

89.0

           
cassava_see tapioca              
citrus pulp dried

89.2

         

13.0

copra expeller meal

89.0

           
corn

87.0

3.6

     

10.6

24.0

corn distillers grains

88.8

9.7

     

28.6

59.5

corn fatty byproduct

87.0

           
corn flaked

87.0

5.0

       

15.0

corn germ exp.

86.6

           
corn germ ext.

88.1

           
corn germ meal

88.6

           
corn gluten 60

90.0

           
corn gluten feed

89.0

40.0

       

70.0

corn gluten meal

90.0

           
corn high moisture

77.0

5.0

       

18.0

cottonseed exp.

91.9

9.0

     

20.6

48.5

cottonseed ext.

90.5

14.0

     

28.4

58.7

fat blend high LA

99.5

           
fat blend low LA

99.5

           
fat protected Ca soap

99.0

           
fat soyoil

99.3

           
fat tallow

99.1

           
fish meal

91.0

0.1

     

21.0

130.0

grain screenings

89.3

           
grass hay excellent

84.0

8.0

0.13

0.11

0.15

50.0

30.0

grass meal

91.2

9.0

0.13

0.11

0.15

50.0

30.0

groundnut meal ext.

90.9

37.0

       

25.0

guar meal

92.1

14.0

     

30.0

49.0

linseed meal exp.

89.6

25.0

0.55

   

42.0

114.5

locust bean

86.0

           
manioc_see tapioca              
molasses beet

74.5

           
molasses cane

74.2

         

30.0

oat straw

85.2

2.2

0.08

   

69.0

17.5

oats

86.2

6.9

0.13

   

58.0

42.0

palm kernel meal exp.

89.7

25.0

     

185.0

53.0

palm kernel meal ext.

89.1

           
peas

87.3

         

30.0

rapeseed ext.

89.2

           
rice

89.0

         

17.0

rice bran ext.

90.3

14.6

     

266.0

64.0

RSM canola

88.0

           
RSM China 0

88.5

           
RSM EC 00

90.3

           
safflower meal ext.

92.3

26.0

     

64.0

53.0

skim milk dried

92.3

         

44.0

sorghum

86.0

           
soyabean meal 44%

88.8

46.4

     

40.0

64.0

soyabean meal 48%

89.2

           
soyabean meal 50%

88.7

21.9

     

50.7

65.2

soyax

93.0

           
sunflower meal ext.

90.1

35.0

       

83.5

tapioca

88.1

           
tapioca_high starch

88.9

           
tapioca_low starch

88.9

           
urea 46% N

99.0

         

0.0

wheat

86.5

5.6

0.04

   

34.0

40.8

wheat bran

84.7

5.0

0.04

     

40.0

wheat pollard

89.0

9.3

0.04

   

115.0

98.0

wheat straw

82.6

2.7

0.03

   

15.0

9.5

whey dried

93.9

         

3.0

Feed

DM

Cu

Co

Se

I

Mn

Zn

 

List of common WET Feeds (DM 9.6-36.0%)
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barley brewer's grains wet corn silage oat silage
barley distillers grains wet corn silage mature pea haulm fodder
bean silage grass pea silage
beet fodder root grass silage excellent pea vine silage
beet fodder root (washed) grass silage good potato silage
beet fodder tops grass silage moderate potatoes
beet fodder whole kale rape
beet fodder whole silage kale 1000 headed leaf rape silage
beet pulp pressed kale leaf swedes
cabbage kale marrowstem leaf swedes tops
cabbage whole plant kale silage turnip root
carrot root fresh mangold root turnip tops
carrot tops mangold tops whey concentrated

 

DM (%), energy (ME MJ/kg), crude protein (% DM), ash (% DM) and major elements (Ca, P, Mg, Na, S, in % DM) in common WET Feeds
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Feed

DM

ME

CP

Ash

Ca

P

Mg

Na

S

barley brewer's grains wet

24.5

10.3

21.6

4.8

0.39

0.58

0.16

0.06

0.26

barley distillers grains wet

26.4

11.8

25.0

3.2

0.13

0.33

0.10

0.06

0.40

bean silage

22.1

 

15.5

           
beet fodder root

18.2

12.1

7.9

12.0

0.27

0.18

0.24

0.23

 
beet fodder root (washed)

18.4

12.0

8.0

8.0

0.26

0.18

0.20

0.27

 
beet fodder tops

11.3

 

20.5

 

1.51

0.32

 

0.94

 
beet fodder whole

19.8

 

6.8

 

0.58

0.13

0.15

0.36

 
beet fodder whole silage

18.0

12.2

10.6

16.0

1.25

0.23

0.22

0.28

 
beet pulp pressed

19.0

12.2

10.5

7.7

0.81

0.18

0.17

0.15

 
cabbage

13.0

10.6

15.0

10.8

         
cabbage whole plant

9.9

10.6

19.6

10.8

2.22

0.39

0.22

   
carrot root fresh

12.0

12.8

10.0

9.0

0.40

0.34

   

0.17

carrot tops

16.7

7.9

15.2

18.6

2.19

0.17

0.14

   
corn silage

20.9

11.5

10.9

3.7

0.31

0.24

0.19

0.01

0.12

corn silage mature

36.0

 

8.0

6.0

0.24

0.22

0.25

0.04

0.13

grass

20.0

12.0

20.0

10.0

         
grass silage excellent

20.0

10.2

15.0

10.0

0.80

0.37

0.20

0.25

0.29

grass silage good

20.0

9.3

14.0

11.0

0.70

0.35

0.20

0.25

0.27

grass silage moderate

20.0

8.7

11.8

12.0

0.60

0.33

0.20

0.25

0.25

kale

13.0

12.1

15.0

12.5

         
kale 1000 headed leaf

15.8

12.0

22.1

 

2.12

0.31

0.13

0.15

0.62

kale leaf

13.8

12.3

21.8

 

2.66

0.38

0.17

0.41

0.71

kale marrowstem leaf

13.6

12.2

19.5

 

3.42

0.37

0.22

0.24

0.50

kale silage

15.5

11.8

14.0

 

2.70

0.32

0.13

0.38

0.48

mangold root

10.5

12.4

9.3

6.8

0.29

0.21

0.53

0.99

0.03

mangold tops

10.4

9.0

21.9

18.1

2.20

0.30

1.43

   
oat silage

27.9

 

11.0

10.0

0.49

0.32

0.12

0.12

0.27

pea haulm fodder

14.2

 

17.1

           
pea silage

21.7

 

15.2

           
pea vine silage

24.0

 

13.0

8.0

1.30

0.24

   

0.27

potato silage

24.8

 

10.9

7.0

0.06

0.24

     
potatoes

20.6

13.2

9.5

4.8

0.12

0.24

0.16

 

0.09

rape

14.0

9.5

20.0

9.3

1.50

0.17

0.16

   
rape silage

14.5

 

15.2

           
swedes

10.8

13.4

10.1

5.8

         
swedes tops

12.8

 

22.7

 

2.38

0.34

     
turnip root

9.6

11.9

11.9

7.4

0.66

0.32

0.12

 

0.31

turnip tops

16.7

10.9

17.9

15.1

3.20

0.33

0.08

 

0.27

whey concentrated

32.0

14.5

12.5

9.6

0.90

0.76

     
Feed

DM

ME

CP

Ash

Ca

P

Mg

Na

S

 

DM (%) & trace elements (Cu, Co, Se, I, Mn, Zn, in mg/kg DM) in common WET Feeds
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Feed

DM

Cu

Co

Se

I

Mn

Zn

barley brewer's grains wet

24.5

18.0

0.37

   

42.0

69.5

barley distillers grains wet

26.4

27.0

     

50.0

15.0

bean silage

22.1

           
beet fodder root

18.2

       

81.0

 
beet fodder root (washed)

18.4

12.0

     

100.0

 
beet fodder tops

11.3

       

145.0

 
beet fodder whole

19.8

           
beet fodder whole silage

18.0

13.8

 

0.11

0.78

148.0

64.0

beet pulp pressed

19.0

           
cabbage

13.0

           
cabbage whole plant

9.9

9.6

0.05

   

32.0

860.0

carrot root fresh

12.0

         

83.0

carrot tops

16.7

7.0

0.11

   

113.0

52.0

corn silage

20.9

3.8

     

17.1

12.2

corn silage mature

36.0

6.0

       

16.0

grass

20.0

           
grass silage excellent

20.0

15.0

0.30

0.11

0.20

50.0

30.0

grass silage good

20.0

13.0

0.30

0.11

0.20

50.0

30.0

grass silage moderate

20.0

11.0

0.30

0.11

0.20

50.0

30.0

kale

13.0

           
kale 1000 headed leaf

15.8

3.5

     

38.0

 
kale leaf

13.8

5.5

0.18

   

47.0

41.0

kale marrowstem leaf

13.6

4.6

     

31.0

38.0

kale silage

15.5

5.0

0.20

   

80.0

 
mangold root

10.5

9.4

0.09

   

39.0

 
mangold tops

10.4

10.0

     

276.0

 
oat silage

27.9

7.6

0.20

     

31.0

pea haulm fodder

14.2

           
pea silage

21.7

           
pea vine silage

24.0

         

30.0

potato silage

24.8

           
potatoes

20.6

43.0

4.33

   

244.0

396.0

rape

14.0

           
rape silage

14.5

           
swedes

10.8

           
swedes tops

12.8

           
turnip root

9.6

5.9

0.20

   

35.0

38.0

turnip tops

16.7

           
whey concentrated

32.0

           
Feed

DM

Cu

Co

Se

I

Mn

Zn

*Trace-element data in common feedstuffs are scarce; many data are missing.
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