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Feed Types
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Energy
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wheat
Description: 

Wheat is a cereal grain. It allows for rapid starch digestion and, when fines are controlled, can be a good feed source. Wheat processing must be done carefully in order to avoid very finely ground wheat particles, which can cause digestive system upsets. 

 

Wheat

Measure

Mean

Margin of Error (St. Dev x2)

Range

 (+/- St. Dev)

Moisture, %

11.52

3.68

9.68 – 13.36

CP, %

12.30

3.66

10.47 – 14.13

ADF, %

3.83

2.08

2.79 – 4.87

NDF, %

12.88

10.16

7.80 – 17.96

Calcium, %

0.02

0.04

0 – 0.04

Phosphorus, %

0.40

0.18

0.31 – 0.49

Magnesium, %

0.12

0.08

0.08 – 0.16

Potassium, %

0.40

0.20

0.30 – 0.50

Starch, %

59.43

6.58

56.14 – 62.72

Energy

Approximately 3.9 Mcal/kg Digestible Energy