# Corn silage (35% DM)

> Corn silage (35% DM) typical nutrient profile (as fed, 35% DM): 2.9% crude protein, 1.1% fat, 0.35 Mcal/kg ME poultry, 0.08% lysine. Energy for poultry, swine and ruminants, amino acids, minerals and fiber, with substitutes.

- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/corn-silage-35-dm
- 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 | 35 | % |
| Ash | 1.5 | % |

## Energy

| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ME poultry | 0.35 | Mcal/kg |
| ME swine | 0.6 | Mcal/kg |
| NE swine | 0.35 | Mcal/kg |
| ME ruminant | 1 | Mcal/kg |
| NE lactation | 0.62 | Mcal/kg |
| NE maintenance | 0.63 | Mcal/kg |
| NE gain | 0.38 | Mcal/kg |
| Total digestible nutrients | 25 | % |
| DE fish | 0.45 | Mcal/kg |
| DE shrimp | 0.42 | Mcal/kg |

## Protein

| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Crude protein | 2.9 | % |
| Lysine | 0.08 | % |
| Methionine | 0.05 | % |
| Methionine + cystine | 0.09 | % |
| Threonine | 0.11 | % |
| Tryptophan | 0.02 | % |
| Arginine | 0.08 | % |
| Valine | 0.14 | % |
| Isoleucine | 0.1 | % |
| Histidine | 0.05 | % |
| SID lysine | 0.04 | % |
| SID methionine | 0.03 | % |
| SID methionine + cystine | 0.05 | % |
| SID threonine | 0.06 | % |
| SID tryptophan | 0.01 | % |
| Rumen degradable protein | 2.1 | % |
| Rumen undegradable protein | 0.8 | % |

## Minerals

| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Calcium | 0.09 | % |
| Phosphorus (total) | 0.08 | % |
| Phosphorus (available) | 0.03 | % |
| Sodium | 0.01 | % |
| Chloride | 0.09 | % |
| Magnesium | 0.06 | % |
| Potassium | 0.42 | % |
| Sulfur | 0.04 | % |

## Trace minerals

| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Selenium | 0.02 | ppm |
| Copper | 2 | ppm |
| Zinc | 8 | ppm |

## Fiber

| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Crude fiber | 7 | % |
| Neutral detergent fiber | 15 | % |
| Acid detergent fiber | 9 | % |

## Fat

| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ether extract (fat) | 1.1 | % |
| Linoleic acid | 0.5 | % |

## Quality & safety

| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Aflatoxin (total) | 1 | ppb |

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