Abstract
Summary Digestion coefficients were determined on Korean lespedeza hay cut well in advance of bloom, just before bloom, and after bloom. The digestibility of practically all nutrients was decreased with advanced maturity and the late-cut hay was a very poor source of total digestible nutrients. The lignin content of the hays increased with maturity and as the lignin increased digestibility was decreased. Digestion coefficients were calculated for ground Korean lespedeza seed fed with two types of lespedeza hay and with alfalfa hay. The lespedeza seed crude protein averaged 81.35 per cent digestible which makes the seed contain approximately 28.5 to 32.5 per cent digestible crude protein. The seed contained an average of 69.01 per cent total digestible nutrients and had a nutritive ratio of 1:1.22,
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