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    Re: [RC] Hay test results - Help needed interpreting - suendavid

    > 
> I just got the results back on some 1st cutting, irrigated pasture mix grass 
hay 
> and need help understanding the results. Test was done by the forage testing 
lab 
> in Klamath Falls.
> 
> Moisture - 20.92%;  Dry Matter - 79.08%;  Crude protein - 12.10%;  ADF - 
31.00%
 
> 
> TDN - 54.22 100% DM (tri-state method);  TDN 53.18  90%DM (Calif method)
> 
> Digestible Protein - 9.92%;  Estimated Net energy - 437 KCal/Lb
> My horses appear to be doing VERY well on this forage.  Is it too high/low 
in  protein; is moisture too high; what effect does ADF have on the horse?
> 


Nope, not too high in protein or anything else.  Looks like a very good,
high quality hay.  ADF has to do with it's digestibility, but is of more
relevance to dairy cattle for the most part.  Yours is in the right range.

Just check the calcium and phosphorus ratios to make sure the calcium is the 
higher of the two.  If not, you'll need to supplement with a bit of calcium 
source to balance it out.

Susan G


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