Table 11-1

Table 11-1. The nutritive value of tall fescue with or without endophyte.

Location†	Fescue cultivar	Endophyte	Management		DMD	Nutritive value‡						CHO	pH	Volatile fatty acids			References
Location†	Fescue cultivar	Endophyte	Maturity	Condition	DMD	CP	NDF	ADF	HEMI	CELL	Lignin	CHO	pH	Acetic	Lactic	Butyric	References
					------------g/kg------------									------g/kg------
KY	KY-31	Low		Forage		162	654	321									Bush and Burrus, 1988
		High				172	643	317
		Low		Seed		147	418	321
		High				155	406	317
GA	KY-31	No		Green-								138					Hill et al., 1990
		Yes		house								136
KY	Kenhy	0%		0 N	634	117	645										Collins, 1991
				75 N	659	132	628
				150 N	657	140	642
		97%		0 N	644	118	637
				75 N	651	134	640
				150 N	661	139	620
KY	KY-31	0%				122	636		323	283	32						Fritz and Collins, 1991
	Kenhy	76%				119	642		328	291	32
AK	KY-31	No	Boot	Silage	565	163	568	324					4.07	27	70	1.2	Turner et al., 1993
		Yes			592	169	563	323					4.06	36	59	1.5
		No	Mature	Silage	443	94	693	415					5.21	25	52	2.8
		Yes			453	100	703	420					5.13	20	43	2.9
UT	KY-31	No			862§	163	468										Asay et al., 2002
		Yes			859§	165	472
KS	KY-31	0%		Hay		66	725	399			42						Humphrey et al., 2002
		70%				81	727	401			41
GA	Jesup	0	Spring	Pasture	728	200	477	266									Parish et al., 2003
	Jesup	>59%	(Mar.-June)		682	204	503	293
	MaxQ	>59%			710	202	482	276
	Jesup	0	Fall	Pasture	638	162	572	301
	Jesup	>59%	(Sept.-Dec.)		644	165	602	309
	MaxQ	>59%			626	160	584	314
NC	Jesup	5%	April	Hay	806§	164	593	290	303	255	27						Burns and Fisher, 2006
	Jesup	94%			793	163	599	292	307	257	28
	MaxQ	95%			809	167	602	291	311	257	26
	Jesup	5%	June		732	146	639	322	318	282	32
	Jesup	94%			713	131	651	322	328	286	32
	MaxQ	95%			730	135	645	315	329	279	29
NC	Jesup	5%	Veg	Stk	736§	127	553	286	267	253	30	177					Burns et al., 2006
	Jesup	94%			730	126	553	286	266	252	30	174
	MaxQ	95%			731	129	552	288	265	254	30	177

† State where data were collected.

‡ DMD = dry matter disappearance; CP = crude protein; NDF = neutral detergent fiber; ADF = acid detergent fiber; HEMI = hemicellulose; CELL = cellulose; CHO = Soluble Carbohydrates.

§ In vitro true dry matter disappearance.

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