Wheat straw

WHEAT STRAW

  • Wheat straw contains on dry matter basis:
Wheat straw contains on dry matter basis

 NDF

72-76%

 ADF

44-49%

 Hemicelluloses

25-29%

 Cellulose

35-43 %

 Ash

7-8 %

 Crude protein

3-4%

 Lignin

6-8%

  • Leaves are always better than stems, and straw on the average contains 87-93% dry matter when dry, depending on environmental conditions.
  • The digestibility is around 40-43 % and intake is 1.5-8 kg /100 kg body weight in adult and 1.8-2.2 kg/100 kg body weight in growing heifers, of course depending on the level of production.
Last modified: Monday, 1 August 2011, 7:06 AM