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Dry Matter 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 |
43.56
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25.37
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36.14
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30.18
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22.35
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41.25
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29.63
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24.83
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21.64
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30.55
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8.08
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| 2 |
Big Alta |
28.22
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21.04
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24.36
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21.47
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16.45
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27.14
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24.74
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20.84
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18.70
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22.55
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3.87
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| 3 |
N. Guinea |
28.40
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19.82
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26.55
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25.32
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22.19
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27.41
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24.77
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19.95
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23.97
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24.26
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3.09
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| 4 |
Hosaka |
21.99
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21.64
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39.30
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24.40
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20.90
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31.03
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23.72
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26.44
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19.42
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25.43
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6.24
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| 5 |
Greenalta |
32.71
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22.14
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32.68
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27.05
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23.55
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28.28
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26.97
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24.85
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23.19
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26.82
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3.89
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| 6 |
Mealani Pangola |
31.64
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17.00
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24.55
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24.10
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16.57
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20.47
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23.38
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23.69
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19.60
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22.33
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4.61
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| 7 |
P.plicatulum |
20.83
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15.09
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23.76
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21.34
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18.24
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19.85
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25.22
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19.35
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18.83
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20.28
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3.00
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| 8 |
PM x DN |
29.47
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20.79
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21.60
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21.09
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18.48
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18.93
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18.94
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20.97
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17.77
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20.89
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3.49
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| 9 |
Signal |
25.94
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21.69
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28.36
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24.81
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20.71
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25.45
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26.52
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23.66
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34.06
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25.69
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3.93
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| 10 |
D. napier |
24.18
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19.11
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20.80
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19.23
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19.58
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14.92
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21.82
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19.09
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17.69
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19.60
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2.59
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| 11 |
Bermuda |
43.23
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35.29
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41.86
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29.80
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23.48
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43.59
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32.76
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24.55
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23.59
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33.13
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8.38
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| 12 |
Redalta |
41.11
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27.47
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25.94
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25.62
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18.66
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0.00
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21.60
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21.78
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20.00
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22.46
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10.73
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| 13 |
K. Rhodes |
38.19
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20.72
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30.00
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24.00
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37.60
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25.27
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23.52
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23.25
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19.22
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26.86
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6.93
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| 14 |
Orchard |
21.96
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16.18
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28.01
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22.55
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15.12
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21.21
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20.88
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18.93
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16.21
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20.12
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4.04
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| 15 |
B. humidicola |
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22.80
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17.99
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25.24
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20.77
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19.29
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20.66
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21.12
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2.58
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| 16 |
Bahia Tifton 9 |
41.27
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22.26
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29.12
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26.46
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23.93
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30.97
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67.65
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26.98
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25.81
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32.72
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14.21
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| 17 |
Dallis |
47.73
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26.17
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24.74
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24.24
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18.85
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66.67
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25.83
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22.22
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19.57
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30.67
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15.97
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| 18 |
Blue Panic |
33.38
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20.60
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28.82
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25.39
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19.25
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27.27
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25.71
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22.81
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54.08
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28.59
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10.47
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| 19 |
California |
37.76
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16.41
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20.90
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24.75
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18.15
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17.80
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20.64
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17.95
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15.73
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21.12
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6.81
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| 20 |
Napier |
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18.67
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23.39
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18.55
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23.12
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26.43
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19.32
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16.19
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20.81
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3.58
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| 21 |
Star |
45.84
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29.56
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31.68
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28.72
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19.00
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43.75
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22.33
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22.70
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19.21
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29.20
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9.93
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| 22 |
Limpo 508607 |
35.61
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29.29
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24.06
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22.65
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16.60
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29.91
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20.42
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19.31
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46.94
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27.20
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9.51
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| 23 |
Blue Pangola |
25.21
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21.40
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25.00
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25.71
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17.84
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26.32
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21.15
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20.42
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18.65
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22.41
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3.21
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| 24 |
Kikuyu |
28.28
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21.46
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24.24
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25.62
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16.69
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22.22
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23.18
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21.27
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16.09
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22.12
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3.92
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| 25 |
Rescue |
35.16
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19.53
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45.54
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36.36
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15.33
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30.24
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31.76
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20.30
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16.04
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27.81
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10.50
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| 26 |
Bahia, TP |
54.19
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29.23
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26.67
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27.84
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22.63
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37.50
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35.00
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30.82
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24.83
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32.08
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9.52
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| 27 |
Suerte |
26.47
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21.12
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25.44
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21.10
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17.49
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25.55
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57.75
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22.74
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20.34
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26.44
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12.09
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| 28 |
Switch |
46.02
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20.44
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31.19
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30.35
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24.95
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24.25
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28.77
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24.71
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21.48
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28.02
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7.70
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| 29 |
D. California |
23.44
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26.92
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25.51
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28.41
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21.95
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38.41
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30.13
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18.91
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19.25
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25.88
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6.09
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| 30 |
Klein, verde |
43.45
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31.36
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27.48
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31.63
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21.22
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41.67
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28.43
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27.19
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20.49
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30.32
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7.94
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| 31 |
Purple Bana |
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15.81
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21.57
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19.74
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6.58
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22.25
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21.43
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13.86
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17.32
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5.70
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DM = Dry Matter; is the percentage of feed that is not water. Generally fresh grass has higher moisture content and lower DM content compared to hay.
DM increases with plant age. Lower DM in fresh feeds reflect a lower nutrient density for that feed. When fresh feeds make up the bulk of the diet, a large amount of water is consumed, which could limit intake of energy and protein sources. |
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Last updated on 7/29/03
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