Hordeum vulgare

Hordeum vulgare

Barley (forage)

A well-known crop, often grown for fodder and also good for grazing, especially when irrigated. If grazing is not continued until too late in spring, the crop will give a satisfactory grain yield or can be cut for hay or silage. Rough-awned varieties used for hay or silage may damage the mouths of livestock.

							As % of dry matter

						DM	CP	CF	Ash	EE	NFE	Ref

Fresh, 7 weeks after sowing,
S. Africa						18.4	22.7	20.2	12.4	5.1	39.6	489

Fresh, 8 weeks after sowing,
S. Africa						18.9	20.4	20.5	12.1	4.6	42.4	"

Fresh, 9 weeks after sowing,
S. Africa						20.6	17.2	22.5	11.9	4.4	44.0	"

Fresh, 10 weeks after sowing,
S. Africa						21.4	14.8	25.0	10.7	4.4	45.1	"

Fresh, 11 weeks after sowing,
S. Africa						22.3	11.7	26.2	10.8	3.9	47.4	"

Fresh, 12 weeks after sowing,
S. Africa						22.3	11.3	26.6	11.3	3.6	47.2	"

Fresh, 13 weeks after sowing,
S. Africa						22.9	10.4	27.0	10.0	3.5	49.1	"

Fresh, 1 month, India							15.8	19.1	16.6	3.1	45.4	436

Fresh, 2 months, India							6.6	31.1	10.6	2.4	49.3	"

Fresh, 3 months, India							5.4	27.0	7.8	2.5	57.3	"

Straw, Kenya							6.0	39.6	9.3	0.6	44.5	416

Straw, Iraq						91.7	2.5	44.6	17.6	1.4	33.9	181


							Digestibility (%)

					Animal		CP	CF	EE	NFE	ME	Ref

Fresh, 7 weeks after
sowing					Sheep		83.6	80.0	56.4	84.8	2.84	489

Fresh, 8 weeks after
sowing					Sheep		80.4	79.7	47.2	84.6	2.77	"

Fresh, 9 weeks after
sowing					Sheep		78.5	80.9	44.7	83.5	2.72	"

Fresh, 10 weeks after
sowing					Sheep		77.1	82.6	47.2	83.8	2.77	"

Fresh, 11 weeks after
sowing					Sheep		74.9	83.2	47.2	85.4	2.77	"

Fresh, 12 weeks after
sowing					Sheep		72.3	83.8	47.1	84.7	2.74	"

Fresh, 13 weeks after
sowing					Sheep		70.8	81.9	47.5	85.0	2.76	"

Straw					Cattle		26.1	54.0	14.0	47.9	1.62	416

Straw					Sheep		5.5	56.5	45.6	48.4	1.56	181


		Amino acid composition as % of crude protein

Leaf											Ref	157

Arg	Cys	Gly	Hys	Ils	Leu	Lys	Met	Phe	Thr	Try	Tyr	Val
5.7	1.7	5.7	2.5	4.9	9.1	6.6	1.8	5.9	5.2	-	3.9	6.4

References

157, 181, 416, 436, 489

Abstracts

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