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Umbrella thorn pods, dry

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Dry matter % as fed 92.0 2.1 89.4 93.8 4
Crude protein % DM 16.1 2.2 12.5 20.5 18
Crude fibre % DM 20.6 3.2 17.4 24.8 5
NDF % DM 34.2 3.8 29.2 42.5 16
ADF % DM 26.6 3.9 21.5 31.0 5
Lignin % DM 5.1 4.8 5.5 2
Ether extract % DM 2.2 0.8 1.0 3.1 6
Ash % DM 6.0 1.4 3.8 8.4 9
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 18.5 *
 
Minerals Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Calcium g/kg DM 9.8 2.1 7.9 13.4 6
Phosphorus g/kg DM 3.2 0.6 2.4 4.0 6
Potassium g/kg DM 10.4 8.7 0.4 16.0 3
Sodium g/kg DM 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 3
Magnesium g/kg DM 2.6 0.8 1.9 3.5 3
Manganese mg/kg DM 61 46 18 110 3
Zinc mg/kg DM 27 6 20 31 3
Copper mg/kg DM 3 2 1 5 3
Iron mg/kg DM 176 155 196 2
 
Amino acids Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Alanine % protein 3.4 1
Arginine % protein 5.1 1
Aspartic acid % protein 12.2 1
Glutamic acid % protein 11.1 1
Glycine % protein 4.6 1
Histidine % protein 2.4 1
Isoleucine % protein 3.0 1
Leucine % protein 5.5 1
Lysine % protein 4.7 1
Methionine % protein 0.3 1
Phenylalanine % protein 3.0 1
Proline % protein 8.9 1
Serine % protein 2.0 1
Threonine % protein 2.1 1
Tyrosine % protein 1.3 1
Valine % protein 4.6 1
 
Secondary metabolites Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Tannins (eq. tannic acid) g/kg DM 7.9 1
 
Ruminant nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
OM digestibility, Ruminant % 87.5 *
Energy digestibility, ruminants % 84.9 *
DE ruminants MJ/kg DM 15.7 *
ME ruminants MJ/kg DM 12.7 *
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants % 46.2 1
a (N) % 47.5 47.0 48.0 2
b (N) % 43.9 41.0 46.9 2
c (N) h-1 0.059 0.043 0.074 2
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=4%) % 74 *
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=6%) % 69 67 87 2 *
 
Pig nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Energy digestibility, growing pig % 57.8 *
DE growing pig MJ/kg DM 10.7 *

The asterisk * indicates that the average value was obtained by an equation.

References

CGIAR, 2009; CIRAD, 1991; Dougall et al., 1958; Fall Touré, 1991; French, 1932; Henrici, 1947; Ndlovu et al., 1995; Ngwa et al., 2002; Sawe et al., 1998; Shayo et al., 1999; Tanner et al., 1990

Last updated on 24/10/2012 00:43:10

Table status 
Finished
Table order 
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