MSD Manual

Please confirm that you are a health care professional

honeypot link
Impact of Forage NDF on Forage Intake Capacity

Impact of Forage NDF on Forage Intake Capacity

Forage Quality

Forage NDF %

NDF Intake Capacity (% of body weight)

0.6

0.8

1.0

1.2

Excellent

38

1.58

2.11

2.63

3.16

42

1.43

1.90

2.38

2.86

44

1.36

1.82

2.27

2.73

46

1.30

1.74

2.17

2.61

50

1.20

1.60

2.0

2.40

54

1.11

1.48

1.85

2.22

58

1.03

1.38

1.72

2.07

62

0.97

1.29

1.61

1.94

Poor

66

0.91

1.21

1.52

1.82

Values shown are calculated forage intake as a percentage of body weight.