Chemical Composition of Common Wet and Dry Feedstuffs

Introduction
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%)
  • Alfalfa cubes
  • Alfalfa hay
  • apple pulp dried
  • barley
  • barley brewer's grains dried
  • barley distillers grains
  • barley malt culms
  • barley straw
  • beans
  • beet pulp dried
  • beet pulp dried + mol
  • beet pulp pellets
  • bloodmeal
  • canola meal ext.
  • carrot meal
  • cassava_see tapioca
  • citrus pulp dried
  • copra expeller meal
  • corn
  • corn distillers grains
  • corn fatty byproduct
  • corn flaked
  • corn germ exp.
  • corn germ ext.
  • corn germ meal
  • corn gluten 60
  • corn gluten feed
  • corn gluten meal
  • corn high moisture
  • cottonseed exp.
  • cottonseed ext.
  • fat blend high LA
  • fat blend low LA
  • fat protected Ca soap
  • fat soyoil
  • fat tallow
  • fish meal
  • grain screenings
  • grass hay excellent
  • grass meal
  • groundnut meal ext.
  • guar meal
  • linseed meal exp.
  • locust bean
  • manioc_see tapioca
  • molasses beet
  • molasses cane
  • oat straw
  • oats
  • palm kernel meal exp.
  • palm kernel meal ext.
  • peas
  • rapeseed ext.
  • rice
  • rice bran ext.
  • RSM canola
  • RSM China 0
  • RSM EC 00
  • safflower meal ext.
  • skim milk dried
  • sorghum
  • soyabean meal 44%
  • soyabean meal 48%
  • soyabean meal 50%
  • soyax
  • sunflower meal ext.
  • tapioca
  • tapioca_high starch
  • tapioca_low starch
  • urea 46% N
  • wheat
  • wheat bran
  • wheat pollard
  • wheat straw
  • 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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DM (%) & trace elements (Cu, Co, Se, I, Mn, Zn, in mg/kg DM) in common DRY Feeds
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List of common WET Feeds (DM 9.6-36.0%)
  • barley brewer's grains wet
  • barley distillers grains wet
  • bean silage
  • beet fodder root
  • beet fodder root (washed)
  • beet fodder tops
  • beet fodder whole
  • beet fodder whole silage
  • beet pulp pressed
  • cabbage
  • cabbage whole plant
  • carrot root fresh
  • carrot tops
  • corn silage
  • corn silage mature
  • grass
  • grass silage excellent
  • grass silage good
  • grass silage moderate
  • kale
  • kale 1000 headed leaf
  • kale leaf
  • kale marrowstem leaf
  • kale silage
  • mangold root
  • mangold tops
  • oat silage
  • pea haulm fodder
  • pea silage
  • pea vine silage
  • potato silage
  • potatoes
  • rape
  • rape silage
  • swedes
  • swedes tops
  • turnip root
  • turnip 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
To view this information, please download the spreadsheet file located here.
DM (%) & trace elements (Cu, Co, Se, I, Mn, Zn, in mg/kg DM) in common WET Feeds
To view this information, please download the spreadsheet file located here.
*Trace-element data in common feedstuffs are scarce; many data are missing.
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