| TABLE 1. ESTIMATED NUTRIENT COMPOSITION OF VARIOUS FEEDS 1 | ||
| PLANT TYPE | TDN, % | CRUDE PROTEIN, % |
| Whole cottonseed | 88 | 22 |
| Corn | 86 | 9 |
| Soybean meal (48%) | 82 | 44 |
| Pasture, vegetative | 60-76 | 12-24 |
| Pasture, mature | 50-60 | 8-10 |
| Pasture, dead leaves | 35-45 | 5-7 |
| Fescue hay, 6 weeks growth | 58-62 | 8-11 |
| Fescue hay, 9 weeks growth | 48-53 | 7-9 |
| Bermuda hay, 7 weeks growth | 54-58 | 9-11 |
| Bermuda hay, 12 weeks growth | 47-50 | 7-9 |
| Alfalfa hay | 50-63 | 13-20 |
| Honeysuckle, leaves+buds | 70+ | 16+ |
| Honeysuckle, mature | 68+ | 10+ |
| Sumac, early vegetative | 77 | 14 |
| Oak, buds and young leaves | 64 | 18 |
| Persimmon leaves | 54 | 12 |
| Hackberry, mature | 40 | 14 |
| Kudzu, early hay | 55 | 14 |
| Juniper | 64 | 6 |
| Acorns, fresh | 47 | 5 |
| 1 Nutrient requirements of Goats in Temperate and Tropical Countries. 1981. National Research Council. | ||