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==Grass== <!----Write below this line--->
==Grass== <!----Write below this line--->
===Characteristics===<!----Write below this line--->
===Characteristics===<!----Write below this line--->
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Typically based on ryegrass, but often mixed swards with cocksfoot, fescues, timothy, and legumes (e.g. clover). It is present in rough/hill grazing (often with heather, rushes, mosses), permanent pasture and rotational leys, the latter often high yielding italian or perennial ryegrass monocultures.
Typically based on ryegrass, but often mixed swards with cocksfoot, fescues, timothy, and legumes (e.g. clover). It is present in rough/hill grazing (often with heather, rushes, mosses), permanent pasture and rotational leys, the latter often high yielding italian or perennial ryegrass monocultures.
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DM (%) ME (MJ/kg DM) CP (g/kg DM)
Grass (young) 15 - 20 11.5 - 12.5 150 - 250
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Grass (mature) 25 - 50 9.5 - 10.5 50 - 130
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! !! DM (%) !! ME (MJ/kg DM) !! CP (g/kg DM)
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|Grass (young)||15 - 20 || 11.5 - 12.5 ||150 - 250
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|Grass (mature)||25 - 50 ||9.5 - 10.5 ||50 - 130
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===Associated Problems===<!----Write below this line--->
===Associated Problems===<!----Write below this line--->
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Scours, hypomagnesaemic tetany (especially in winter, or in rapidly growing grass (e.g. spring,/early summer, late summer/autumn), bloat (especially as mixed legume swards), pasture-induced laminitis.
Scours, hypomagnesaemic tetany (especially in winter, or in rapidly growing grass (e.g. spring,/early summer, late summer/autumn), bloat (especially as mixed legume swards), pasture-induced laminitis.
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==Silage and Haylage== <!----Write below this line--->
==Silage and Haylage== <!----Write below this line--->
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