# Alfalfa hay (mid-bloom)

> Alfalfa hay (mid-bloom) typical nutrient profile (as fed, 88% DM): 17% crude protein, 1.8% fat, 0.9 Mcal/kg ME poultry, 0.75% lysine. Energy for poultry, swine and ruminants, amino acids, minerals and fiber, with substitutes.

- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/alfalfa-hay-mid-bloom
- Family: Forages & fibrous by-products
- Basis: as fed (typical values, not lab results). Source: Feedsoft Formulation reference library (NRC, Rostagno, INRA-CIRAD-AFZ, Feedipedia typical values)
- Market price: not tracked

## Composition

| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dry matter | 88 | % |
| Ash | 8.5 | % |

## Energy

| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ME poultry | 0.9 | Mcal/kg |
| ME swine | 1.6 | Mcal/kg |
| NE swine | 0.95 | Mcal/kg |
| ME ruminant | 2.1 | Mcal/kg |
| NE lactation | 1.25 | Mcal/kg |
| NE maintenance | 1.25 | Mcal/kg |
| NE gain | 0.68 | Mcal/kg |
| Total digestible nutrients | 58 | % |
| DE fish | 1.2 | Mcal/kg |
| DE shrimp | 1.15 | Mcal/kg |

## Protein

| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Crude protein | 17 | % |
| Lysine | 0.75 | % |
| Methionine | 0.22 | % |
| Methionine + cystine | 0.42 | % |
| Threonine | 0.7 | % |
| Tryptophan | 0.28 | % |
| Arginine | 0.72 | % |
| Valine | 0.88 | % |
| Isoleucine | 0.68 | % |
| Histidine | 0.32 | % |
| SID lysine | 0.45 | % |
| SID methionine | 0.14 | % |
| SID methionine + cystine | 0.25 | % |
| SID threonine | 0.4 | % |
| SID tryptophan | 0.18 | % |
| Rumen degradable protein | 12.6 | % |
| Rumen undegradable protein | 4.4 | % |

## Minerals

| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Calcium | 1.25 | % |
| Phosphorus (total) | 0.24 | % |
| Phosphorus (available) | 0.1 | % |
| Sodium | 0.1 | % |
| Chloride | 0.38 | % |
| Magnesium | 0.28 | % |
| Potassium | 2.4 | % |
| Sulfur | 0.26 | % |

## Trace minerals

| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Selenium | 0.3 | ppm |
| Copper | 10 | ppm |
| Zinc | 25 | ppm |

## Fiber

| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Crude fiber | 28 | % |
| Neutral detergent fiber | 42 | % |
| Acid detergent fiber | 33 | % |

## Fat

| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ether extract (fat) | 1.8 | % |
| Linoleic acid | 0.4 | % |

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