Nutritional Analysis Of Hay |
adapted from Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development |
protein % | fiber % |
moisture % |
calcium % |
phosphorous % |
ca/ph ratio | |
alfalfa | 18.1 | 31.9 | 13.1 | 1.8 | 0.23 | 7.8:1 |
orchard hay | 12.9 | 36.0 | 12.3 | 0.48 | 0.13 | 3.7:1 |
red clover hay | 14.3 | 37.7 | 15.2 | 1.39 | 0.19 | 7.3:1 |
timothy hay | 3.8 | 41.9 | 9.4 | 0.28 | 0.08 | 3.5:1 |
white clover hay | 19.6 | 25.0 | 15.9 | 2.10 | 0.19 | 11:1 |
Bermuda grass | 11 | 27.6 | 18 | 0.53 | 0.22 | 2.4:1 |
Brome | 9.3 | 33.2 | 12.5 | 0.27 | 0.21 | 1.24:1 |