
Arlington, WI 2003 Seeding
Rosemount, MN 2003 Seeding

														WISCONSIN
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2004 Forage Quality Trials, Arlington, WI ...Seeded 2003
(rows sorted by season total lbs milk/ton)																									Season totals and averages
	6/8/04								7/12/04								8/16/04								(NIRS values, weighted averages)
	yield	milk	milk	RFQ^a	CP	NDF	dig.^b		yield	milk	milk	RFQ	CP	NDF	dig.		yield	milk	milk	RFQ	CP	NDF	dig.		yield	milk	milk	RFQ	CP	NDF	dig.
Entry	ton/a	lbs/ton	lbs/a		%	%	%		ton/a	lbs/ton	lbs/a		%	%	%		ton/a	lbs/ton	lbs/a		%	%	%		ton/a	lbs/ton	lbs/a		%	%	%
54Q25	3.23	2669	8611	134	23	44	46		2.37	2984	7065	158	23	43	56		2.09	3067	6393	166	22	41	55		7.68	2874	22070	150	23	43	52
BARALFA 53 HR	3.28	2696	8840	141	24	41	46		2.61	2965	7731	156	22	43	55		1.94	3020	5853	163	22	41	55		7.82	2866	22424	152	23	42	51
6415	3.20	2738	8754	147	24	41	47		2.39	2827	6739	143	22	45	55		1.89	3088	5829	171	22	40	56		7.47	2855	21323	152	23	42	51
4A421	3.30	2676	8819	139	24	42	46		2.23	2958	6591	155	23	43	55		2.04	3032	6181	163	22	41	55		7.56	2854	21590	150	23	42	51
EXTREME	3.16	2689	8488	140	24	42	46		2.69	2838	7624	145	23	45	54		1.94	3078	5973	171	23	40	56		7.79	2838	22084	149	23	43	52
DKA33-16	3.35	2677	8960	138	24	43	46		2.35	2894	6791	149	23	44	55		1.83	3032	5525	165	22	41	56		7.52	2828	21277	148	23	42	51
VERNAL	3.31	2651	8765	133	23	44	46		2.80	2825	7908	140	21	47	56		1.66	3141	5222	182	24	39	58		7.77	2819	21895	146	23	44	52

Mean	3.26	2685	8748	139	24	42	46		2.49	2899	7207	149	22	44	55		1.91	3065	5854	168	22	40	56		7.66	2848	21809	149	23	42	51
LSD 5%																									ns*	30	ns	4	ns	1	ns
CV %																									7.8	0.7	7.7	1.6	1.8	1.3	0.9




														MINNESOTA
												Forage Quality Test Results
2004 Forage Quality Trials, Rosemount, MN ...Seeded 2003
																									Season totals and averages
	6/7/04								7/15/04								8/20/04								(NIRS values, weighted averages)
	yield	milk	milk	RFQ	CP	NDF	dig.		yield	milk	milk	RFQ	CP	NDF	dig.		yield	milk	milk	RFQ	CP	NDF	dig.		yield	milk	milk	RFQ	CP	NDF	dig.
Entry	ton/a	lbs/ton	lbs/a		%	%	%		ton/a	lbs/ton	lbs/a		%	%	%		ton/a	lbs/ton	lbs/a		%	%	%		ton/a	lbs/ton	lbs/a		%	%	%
6415	2.24	3052	6828	162	21	40	50		2.26	3044	6887	161	20	41	52		1.60	3247	5179	189	20	36	52		6.09	3101	18893	169	20	40	52
4A421	2.26	3040	6869	163	21	40	50		2.12	3043	6434	162	21	42	53		1.59	3146	4997	177	20	38	51		5.96	3073	18300	166	21	40	51
54Q25	2.25	2964	6680	150	20	43	50		2.03	3110	6297	169	20	40	54		1.44	3273	4697	193	21	36	53		5.72	3092	17674	168	20	40	52
BARALFA 53 HR	2.19	3023	6602	160	21	41	50		2.29	2980	6816	152	20	43	52		1.60	3189	5084	183	21	37	52		6.07	3051	18502	163	20	41	51
CIMARRON	2.02	3016	6084	161	22	40	50		2.12	3014	6392	156	20	42	53		1.40	3230	4509	194	22	35	52		5.54	3069	16986	168	21	40	51
DKA33-16	2.30	2982	6857	158	20	40	48		2.20	3124	6856	173	20	40	53		1.42	3268	4607	198	21	35	52		5.92	3098	18320	173	21	39	51
EXTREME	2.22	3023	6714	164	21	40	50		2.17	2989	6493	154	19	43	52		1.54	3217	4921	187	20	37	52		5.92	3061	18129	166	21	40	51
VERNAL	2.42	2991	7220	156	21	42	50		2.00	2961	5923	150	20	44	52		1.40	3242	4538	197	22	35	52		5.82	3041	17681	164	21	41	51
WL 322 HQ	2.15	2997	6430	162	22	40	49		1.97	3167	6228	179	22	38	54		1.49	3236	4803	190	21	36	52		5.60	3116	17461	175	21	39	52

Mean	2.23	3010	6698	160	21	40	50		2.13	3048	6481	162	20	41	53		1.50	3227	4815	190	21	36	52		5.85	3078	17994	168	21	40	51
LSD 5%																									ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns
CV %																									7.0	1.7	7.1	4.5	3.0	3.4	1.9

RFQ^a= Relative Forage Quality. For a technical discussion of RFQ see:
http://www.uwex.edu/ces/forage/pubs/rfq.htm

dig.^b = NDF digestibility. For a technical discussion of NDF digestibility see:
http://www.uwex.edu/ces/forage/pubs/milk2000.htm

CP = Crude Protein
NDF = Neutral Detergent Fiber
*ns=values not significantly different from each other