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Acid Detergent Fiber at 12 Weeks, (%)
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Tropical Forage Demonstration Garden, Glen K. Fukumoto
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Fall
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Winter
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Spring
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Summer
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Fall
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Winter
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Spring
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Summer
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Fall
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Average
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Standard
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12/10/96
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03/10/97
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06/10/97
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09/10/97
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12/10/97
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03/10/98
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06/16/98
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09/17/98
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12/16/98
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Deviation
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| 1 |
PR Star |
47.28
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40.74
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44.11
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42.32
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36.12
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40.01
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34.38
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31.46
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31.76
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38.69
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5.57
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| 2 |
Big Alta |
41.72
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38.41
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40.13
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42.16
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33.76
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34.62
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31.20
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34.43
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31.17
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36.40
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4.30
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| 3 |
N. Guinea |
47.16
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38.21
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47.04
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47.11
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38.75
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33.72
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39.31
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35.46
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39.57
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40.70
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5.15
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| 4 |
Hosaka |
38.43
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39.08
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38.09
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36.31
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30.34
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28.68
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29.21
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24.19
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25.38
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32.19
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5.84
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| 5 |
Greenalta |
41.82
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37.62
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38.39
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36.27
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31.22
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28.31
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31.18
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33.31
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28.75
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34.10
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4.67
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| 6 |
Mealani Pangola |
49.68
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42.46
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45.13
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43.94
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36.25
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33.32
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35.83
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35.73
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26.72
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38.78
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7.06
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| 7 |
P.plicatulum |
45.53
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40.66
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40.49
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39.88
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33.22
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29.72
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32.55
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37.54
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33.12
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36.97
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5.11
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| 8 |
PM x DN |
43.55
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34.65
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39.99
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39.81
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34.41
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30.13
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32.18
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39.94
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36.15
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36.76
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4.35
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| 9 |
Signal |
45.49
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37.86
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37.97
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42.21
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31.52
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27.84
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31.36
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37.22
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27.03
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35.39
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6.35
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| 10 |
D. napier |
41.5
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32.5
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36.45
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39.12
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33.83
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28.28
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31.15
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34.10
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37.10
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34.89
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4.09
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| 11 |
Bermuda |
43.73
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44.63
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42.54
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39.39
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33.88
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32.38
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32.18
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33.09
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27.51
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36.59
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6.10
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| 12 |
Redalta |
47.42
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42.83
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40.97
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42.49
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33.12
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32.21
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35.53
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38.19
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33.33
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38.45
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5.30
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| 13 |
K. Rhodes |
49.34
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41.57
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43.75
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43.40
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35.43
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32.38
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36.94
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43.37
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39.13
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40.59
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5.16
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| 14 |
Orchard |
25.67
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36.29
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37.09
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36.66
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27.86
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28.94
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33.23
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34.41
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29.54
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32.19
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4.27
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| 15 |
B. humidicola |
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43.30
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30.64
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30.70
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32.68
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37.13
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29.09
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33.92
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5.37
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| 16 |
Bahia Tifton 9 |
44.64
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40.92
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42.82
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42.64
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36.39
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33.92
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34.25
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37.19
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31.11
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38.21
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4.72
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| 17 |
Dallis |
45.39
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39.95
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40.3
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41.82
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34.85
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30.57
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33.04
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35.80
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30.28
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36.89
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5.26
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| 18 |
Blue Panic |
47.49
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34.05
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34.68
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39.66
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28.73
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30.47
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31.08
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36.72
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27.45
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34.48
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6.24
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| 19 |
California |
48.22
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40.55
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43.49
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46.98
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37.97
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32.89
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37.60
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41.17
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36.55
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40.60
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4.99
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| 20 |
Napier |
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43.02
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42.70
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30.22
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31.03
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36.04
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35.83
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38.76
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36.80
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5.09
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| 21 |
Star |
46.17
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42.47
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42.31
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42.06
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32.89
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35.58
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29.86
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32.22
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33.58
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37.46
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5.81
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| 22 |
Limpo 508607 |
47.02
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44.64
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43.31
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44.76
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33.61
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32.40
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32.40
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37.71
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32.22
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38.67
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6.23
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| 23 |
Blue Pangola |
43.26
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40.63
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45.35
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44.17
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36.85
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36.07
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40.93
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37.66
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34.69
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39.96
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3.82
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| 24 |
Kikuyu |
40.66
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39.77
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37.96
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39.90
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34.62
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30.67
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32.06
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31.10
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34.42
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35.68
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3.98
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| 25 |
Rescue |
33.25
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36.61
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40.93
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38.35
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27.56
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32.30
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37.88
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32.11
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27.75
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34.08
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4.69
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| 26 |
Bahia, TP |
42.31
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39.64
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42.04
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41.17
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31.29
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33.64
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33.88
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35.48
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28.75
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36.47
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4.99
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| 27 |
Suerte |
49.27
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40.28
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39.43
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38.56
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32.17
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30.99
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30.77
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33.60
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29.79
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36.10
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6.36
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| 28 |
Switch |
42.48
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37.6
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44.17
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38.67
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31.89
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29.46
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34.08
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35.21
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32.40
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36.22
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4.94
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| 29 |
D. California |
34.59
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37.03
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37.42
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35.88
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33.04
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34.12
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30.88
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31.24
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28.06
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33.58
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3.10
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| 30 |
Klein, verde |
45.93
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36.46
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37.88
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39.93
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28.90
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35.74
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33.49
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34.97
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27.31
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35.62
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5.59
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| 31 |
Purple Bana |
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39.67
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40.02
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33.61
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28.95
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33.70
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38.75
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36.77
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35.92
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4.05
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Haleakala |
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33.08
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ADF = Acid Detergent Fiber; represents the percent of the least digestible parts of plant cell wall (Cellulose, lignin, silica, insoluble CP and ash.
ADF affects a feed's digestibility; the lower the ADF content, the higher the digestibility.
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Last updated on 7/29/03
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